Firefighter accused of slapping young boy at Gold Coast cinema will plead guilty, court told A FIREFIGHTER charged with assaulting a young boy at a Gold Coast cinema will plead guilty, a court has been told. Lawyers for Blake Murray Abbott, 44, of Brisbane, told the Brisbane Magistrates Court today their client requested his outstanding charges be listed for sentence next month. Abbott is accused of slapping an 11-year-old boy as the end credits rolled on Superman: Man of Steel at the Nerang Cineplex on June 27. Abbott, who was charged with one count of common assault, allegedly struck the child in the belief the child had thrown lollies at him during the film. Police have alleged the boy and his step-sister were sitting across the aisle from his father and step-mother during an afternoon session when a large man confronted him. It is expected police will claim Abbott slapped the boy across the chest and torso, leaving red welts. Solicitor Rebecca Fogerty, for Abbott, said her client wanted the matter listed for sentence within in the next few weeks. Queensland's Chief Magistrate Tim Carmody, QC, set down the hearing for October 17. Judge Carmody remanded Abbott, who is currently on bail, to appear at the hearing.