Some believe naming convicted children acts as deterrent, while others say it could glorify horrific actsThe guilty verdicts in the trial of two 12-year-olds for killing Shawn Seesahai in Wolverhampton, puts them among the UK’s youngest convicted murderers, and leaves the judge with key decisions to make.Before deciding the minimum sentence to impose on the boys, Mrs Justice Tipples will have to decide whether they should be named. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jun/15/wolverhampton-guilty-verdicts-raise-questions-naming-child-killers
Author : Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
Publish date : 2024-06-15 08:00:13
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