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Sophie-Leigh Gemmell admitted culpable and reckless conduct
A woman allowed a girl who was under 10 years old to drive a car through a Scottish village, a court has heard.
Sophie-Leigh Gemmell, 32, admitted culpable and reckless conduct after footage emerged of the incident in Crimond, Aberdeenshire.
The young girl was driving the car barefoot and in bad weather on 10 July last year.
At Peterhead Sheriff Court, sentence on Gemmell was deferred for reports until next month.
A video of the incident was seen on social media
She admitted culpably and recklessly, and with utter disregard for the consequenes, allowing a child to drive a motor vehicle on a public road in poor weather and barefoot.
A video of the incident, which lasted about a minute, was seen on social media.
It showed the child driving in the dark, using the wipers and indicators. Music was playing in the car.
Gemmell declined to comment as she left court.
