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A schoolboy committed a "consistent and deliberate" attack on a police helicopter with a laser pen after his PlayStation stopped working, a court in London heard.
The 16-year-old, who has not been named, aimed the £5 pen device at the chopper as it maneuvered overhead.
Despite being at a height of 1,500ft, the craft picked up on the beam and traced it source using on board equipment. The boy was promptly arrested.
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He told officers that his PlayStation had cut off as he heard the helicopter circle overhead.
He is reported to have said: "I thought it was a normal helicopter or an air ambulance or something."
The teenager pleaded guilty to acting recklessly in a manner likely to endanger an aircraft or person inside.
He was handed a six-month referral order, including 15 hours reparation and compulsory attendance of a thinking course.
District Judge Richard Blake said the boy had expressed “genuine remorse” but suggested he could also apologise to the helicopter crew in person, the London Evening Standard reported.