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youth-sentencing
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BBC Newspolitics50 days ago
Prime Minister Calls Rape Sentences for Teenage Boys Appalling as Review Begins
The prime minister described the case as appalling and said it was right that law officers are reviewing the sentences. The attorney general has 28 days to decide whether to refer the case to the Court of Appeal.
The Guardianworld51 days ago
UK judge gives youth orders to three teens convicted of raping two girls
A Southampton Crown Court judge sentenced three boys aged 14 and 15 to youth rehabilitation orders instead of custody after they were convicted of multiple rapes. One victim, now 16, told the BBC the decision felt like a “rock straight in my face.” The attorney general is reviewi…
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