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CosmicWunderkind

Maybe they can call a 12 year old a killer but can he be sentence as an adult?

British police charged a 12-year-old boy with murder on Friday after a car plowed into a woman on a city street in northern England.

The woman was found dead Wednesday night at the scene of the crash in Sheffield, South Yorkshire police said. Relatives identified her as 60-year-old Marcia Grant and said she was “a warm, loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend and a pillar of her community.”

The boy was found shortly afterward and arrested, police said.

The suspect can’t be named for legal reasons because of his age. He is due to appear at Sheffield Youth Court on Saturday to face a charge of murder.

In England, children 10 and over can be charged and convicted of crimes. Any sentences are served in secure youth centers rather than adult prisons.

Posted - April 7, 2023
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  • 3907
    Hello CW:

    Those who think a 12 year old should be tried as an adult are loony, just totally nuts.  They've clearly lost their minds.

    excon
      April 7, 2023 10:39 AM MDT
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  • 2143
    I know dude like not even developed yet. It makes no sense. It was not premeditated even. Really that's crazy on a 12 year old who may have biological problems. Fug!

    This post was edited by CosmicWunderkind at April 10, 2023 5:37 AM MDT
      April 9, 2023 7:39 PM MDT
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  • 17619
    It is possible.   He could be held in juvenile detention until he reaches the age of 18, then be transferred to a prison. 
      April 8, 2023 11:55 AM MDT
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  • 2143
    Thats likely;:)
      April 12, 2023 4:24 PM MDT
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  • 34500
    They are the law they will do what they want. 
     
    But no child should be tried as an adult certainly no a 12 yr old. 
     
    They also should not be allowed to do permanent charges to their body. Even with parental permission. 
     
    They are trying to take our children as treat them as adults on everything. There 
    are reasons we have laws that forbid tattoos on children, laws not allowing them to enter into a contact, law specifying the age of consent, children are 
    not mentally able to make these decisions and are easily manipulated by evil adults. 
    This post was edited by my2cents at April 12, 2023 4:22 PM MDT
      April 10, 2023 5:36 AM MDT
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