A 23 year-old man was fined £250 when he appeared at Derry Magistrates Court today charged with tattooing a minor.
Jonathan Wells, of Newland Terrace, Waterside, carried out the offence on a 13-year-old boy on May 18 this year.
The court heard Wells, who was not licensed, had given the boy a permanent “winged heart” tattoo his right forearm.
The court heard the boy had contacted accused through Facebook and had been directed to him by a qualified tattoo artist.
Wells said he believed the boy was 17 but had neglected to ask him his age or to provide identification.
A defence solicitor told the court Wells had not tattooed since the incident and was “very, very upset” about being before the court and was extremely sorry for his actions.
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