17 Mar 2014

Three to face trial over drunk boy

4:41 pm on 17 March 2014

Three people charged with giving alcohol to a nine-year-old boy in Hamilton will face trial in June.

A screen grab of the boy from the video footage.

A screen grab of the boy from the video footage. Photo: YOUTUBE

Two men, aged 20 and 27, and a 25-year-old woman face charges of supplying alcohol to a minor.

They were arrested after video footage of the boy, who was so drunk he could hardly speak or stand, was posted on YouTube.

He was filmed at a skate park in the suburb of Fairfield holding a can of bourbon and coke.

The trial date was set at a hearing in the Hamilton District Court on Monday but the accused were excused from having to attend.