A DUNFERMLINE teenager who threw a fire extinguisher off the balcony of his home has been sentenced.

George Stewart, 19, of Broomhead Drive, appeared in the dock at Dunfermline Sheriff Court.

He previously admitted that on July 11, at his home address, he culpably and recklessly threw a fire extinguisher from the balcony, placing people below in danger of being struck by it.

Sheriff Alastair Brown sentenced Stewart to a four-month restriction of liberty order.