‘Two men have been jailed for life and a teenager has been detained for murdering a 16-year-old who was stabbed after being chased through the streets.’
BBC News, 28th May 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The family of a teenager stabbed to death in an upmarket Cheshire village has won the right to have a judicial review into his inquest findings.’
The Independent, 18th May 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The number of children in custody in England and Wales is expected to double by 2024, according to a report by Whitehall’s public spending watchdog, which also highlights that black and minority ethnic children are increasingly over-represented in the youth justice system.’
The Guardian, 28th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 41-year-old man described as a “fantasist” and a “monster” has been found guilty of the murder of the schoolboy Rikki Neave, who was found strangled in woods near Peterborough nearly 28 years ago.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The case related to the murder of Ollie Stephens, the trial of which occurred at Reading Crown Court in June to July 2021 and was widely reported in the national media. Mr Raggatt and Mr Moss appeared on behalf of BRM, instructed by Heather Howe of Andrew Storch Solicitors, a 14 year-old boy, 13 at the time of the killing, with a longstanding diagnosis of Asperger’s/Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). An intermediary assisted him throughout the trial and during the giving of evidence.’
4 King's Bench Walk, 1st April 2022
Source: www.4kbw.co.uk
‘Three girls have been held in an all-boys prison for at least eight months owing to “appalling” and systemic failures in the prison system, MPs and campaigners have said.’
The Guardian, 23rd March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The vast majority of vulnerable young women and girls in the criminal justice system in England and Wales have previously suffered abuse and violence and are in danger of being retraumatised by the experience, charities say.’
The Guardian, 4th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two men who stabbed two teenagers in a premeditated revenge attack after claiming one had been disrespectful have been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 14-year-old schoolboy from Darlington has become one of the youngest people in the UK to be convicted of terror charges.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The decision not to prosecute a teenager accused of pushing a 13-year-old boy into a river was legally flawed and unreasonable or irrational, a court has heard.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “callous” mugger has been jailed for 18 years for killing an elderly woman 20 years ago.’
The Independent, 20th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 14-year-old girl who admitted manslaughter after a 13-year-old boy was knifed to death has had a custodial sentence increased by appeal judges.’
The Independent, 10th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Twenty-five children were detained over terror crimes in the year to September – a record high, figures show.’
BBC News, 9th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager has been jailed for 16 years for murdering a 16-year-old boy outside a school in a revenge killing.’
BBC News, 30th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 14-year-old boy believed to be Britain’s youngest defendant convicted of a gun murder has been handed a life sentence and ordered to serve at least 16 years behind bars.
Yussuf Mustapha, who turned 14 just three weeks before he shot and killed Birmingham schoolboy Keon Lincoln, can now be named in media reports after a judge lifted an order protecting his identity.’
The Independent, 29th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has recently upheld the High Court decision that Section 38 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (“PACE”) is not incompatible with Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”) insofar as it purports to authorise the detention of minors for their own protection, in the case of Archer v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2021] EWCA Civ 1662.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A teenager has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years for murdering his 12-year-old friend after luring him to woodland and attempting to decapitate him.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager who shot a 15-year-old boy in the face with a double-barrelled shotgun has been sentenced to 24 years in custody for attempted murder.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Steve* and his 16-year-old son Tom* were about to fly out of the UK to a family funeral when they heard their names being read out over the public address system at Bristol Airport. They had arrived early to have some food and leave plenty of time before their flight, just two days after receiving news of a loved one’s death. “They just said, ‘Would you please go to gate number one’, which wasn’t our gate,” Steve tells The Independent. “We went there and there were police officers, and they explained they were doing a Schedule 7 port stop under the Terrorism Act.” The power is used at UK borders to stop people entering or leaving the country, and “determine whether they are involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism”.’
The Independent, 19th September 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A teenager convicted of manslaughter after a father-of-two was stabbed to death has been sentenced to five years in a young offenders institution.’
BBC News, 6th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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