A boy aged fourteen should not have been tried in the Crown Court for allegations of indecency when the complainants were also child witnesses. Such a procedure was not in the interests either of the defendant nor of the complainants. In this case also it could not have been thought that the sentencing powers of the Youth Court would be inadequate.
Citations:
Times 27-Feb-2001
Children, Criminal Practice
Updated: 10 April 2022; Ref: scu.88376