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MSP James Dornan reveals tried homicide cost as teenager after success of Netflix present Adolescence

By Editorial Board Published April 14, 2025 4 Min Read
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MSP James Dornan reveals tried homicide cost as teenager after success of Netflix present Adolescence

An SNP MSP has revealed he was charged with tried homicide when he was 15 years previous.

James Dornan, 72, stated the incident nonetheless sticks to him “like a curse”.

He stated he then ran over and punched one of many boys, who was later hit with a weapon by one among his associates, leaving him critically injured.

His cost was later decreased to frequent assault and he acquired a £15 fantastic and two years’ probation.

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SNP MSP James Dornan. Pic: Scottish parliament

The MSP for Glasgow Cathcart stated he determined to open up in regards to the ordeal 57 years later because of the launch of the hit Netflix drama Adolescence.

The collection follows a 13-year-old boy arrested over the homicide of a younger woman and the affect it has on his household.

Mr Dornan stated he has not watched the present, explaining: “I find this quite traumatic and very difficult emotionally to look at something that triggers things that have happened in my past, having just seen the clips.

“If you’re a younger man, you do issues with out considering of the repercussions after which the repercussions simply broaden, and everyone seems to be caught up in it.

“I didn’t want to see two actors playing a very emotional role that I could see being my mum and dad.

“Stephen Graham is a powerful actor. He acts together with his coronary heart, and I believe that is why I’d’ve discovered it very troublesome. He jogs my memory of my dad.”

Mr Dornan stated he felt “shame and fear” following the incident.

He stated: “The first bad bit was when my dad came down (to the police station) because my dad was straight as a die and this sort of thing was just awful.

“I felt disgrace and worry. I felt disgrace my mum can be struggling but in addition that my dad was going to must undergo this and on the similar time I felt worry as a result of I had no concept what was going to occur to me.

“I am now 57 years away from that incident and I still feel responsible for lots of things that have happened because of it, how people felt because of that incident.

“I do not give it some thought on a regular basis however one of many issues I’ve bought is I carry guilt about with me. It sticks with you want a curse. It by no means leaves you.”

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Mr Dornan praised the present’s message round poisonous masculinity.

He stated: “It astounds me that we’ve now created a society where big sections think the denigration of women is acceptable behaviour.

“That is what I like about Adolescence. I hope it can engender the controversy.”

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