The teenage murderer that has been released in July has been sent back to jail after the Federal Court overturned the Court of Appeal’s decision. [Thestar & IHT]
I don’t have much sympathy for the boy; I don’t think he should be released at the first place after spending 4 years in prison for stabbing a girl 20 times. I do pity the parents though for the drama they endured.
I am not good with laws; I am not sure how it works in this case… it seems that it’s lawful for teenage murderers to be detained in prison at the pleasure of the King. Quite a bizarre situation though… what would happen if the King has forgotten about someone that he put into jail? Does that mean that the teenage murderer would have to spend his life in prison?
What we need is a clear law on convicting teenage criminals. Crimes involving underage are increasing at an alarming state; I could easily recall at least 2 murdering probes against teenagers over the past one week or two… we will have more teenage murderers (and notorious criminals) in times to come, and we need a law to deal with that.
Turnaround decisions like this case shouldn’t be happening again… it’s humiliating for our jurisdiction, and it’s a pain for both the murderer and victim’s parents.