Drunk teenager urinated on a memorial to IRA bomb victims but claimed he was ‘too young’ to know about attack

A TEENAGER urinated on a memorial to IRA bomb victims – then told judges he should not be punished as he was too young to know about the terror outrage.

Drunken Alex Stott, 18, was seen on CCTV relieving himself in the fountain honouring Tim Parry, 12, and Johnathan Ball, three, who died in 1993.

But despite living just two miles away from the explosion, shameless Stott told judges he should not be punished because he was born five years after the attack and had never heard of it.

Stott, who wants to join the army, was turfed out of a bar after getting in a row outside at 3.20am on 17 July.

He was ordered to go home by police, but was later spotted on CCTV weeing on the fountain.

He was arrested and found to have cannabis in his possession.

Jonathan Conder, defending, told Chester Magistrates Court: "One would hope younger people in Warrington would also understand the gravity of what happened.

“Unfortunately I don't think this man was aware. There's a distinction to be made between someone who deliberately goes out to offend and those who do it by accident.

"There are a number of relatives here who are deeply ashamed of what this defendant has done - they have reacted with horror.

The magistrates, sentencing, said: "What you did in the centre of Warrington was absolutely disgusting.

"You never do that, anywhere in public, especially on fountains that were set up for remembrance.

"You might look at making a donation to the Peace Centre in Warrington but that's on your conscience."

Stott, who now wants to go into the army, was sentenced to 200 hours unpaid work and ordered to pay £170.

The bombings in Warrington, Cheshire, happened on 20 March 1993.

Two devices were detonated in litter bins in the town centre, killing the young boys and injuring dozens of people.

The attacks made headlines around the world and sparked mass protests against the IRA in Dublin.