Youth crime
Serious crimes by children aged 14 or younger, the court cases that follow, and consequences for their parents.
15 articles
GwenFour boys aged 13 to 16 arrested after 13-year-old stabbed in Manchester, United Kingdom
Police in Manchester, England, were called at about 7pm on Tuesday, October 27, after reports of a stabbing on Withy Grove in the city centre, outside the Arndale...
14-year-old girl listed for sentencing after admitting assaults on two police officers in Haverfordwest, Wales
A 14-year-old girl is listed for sentencing at Haverfordwest youth court after admitting assaults on two police officers. She also admitted five shop thefts, two offences of criminal...
Advocates say Oregon needs more gun safety measures despite ranking 12th nationally, after school shooting in Bend, Oregon
This source falls outside the campaign scope, so I have not drafted an article. The Bend shooting it describes was committed by a 16-year-old, and the campaign covers...
13-year-old learner charged after stabbing of two 14-year-old pupils at Somerset West, South Africa, school
A 13-year-old learner has been charged after two 14-year-old pupils were stabbed at Helderberg High School in Somerset West on Friday, 23 October, according to Cape Town ETC....
Phillipsburg, New Jersey, passes ordinance holding parents responsible if kids repeatedly break laws
Phillipsburg Town Council passed an ordinance Tuesday night that holds parents and legal guardians responsible for specific offenses committed by minors in the town of Phillipsburg, Warren County,...
14-year-old boy arrested after alleged stabbing of fellow 14-year-old in Finsbury Park, London, United Kingdom
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed in Finsbury Park, north London, on Monday night, October 26. Emergency services were called to the...
Butler, Georgia, father arrested and charged with felony after 3-year-old’s fatal self-inflicted shooting
A Butler father has been arrested and charged with felony involuntary manslaughter after his three-year-old child suffered a fatal, self-inflicted gunshot wound in March, according to the Taylor...
13-year-old boy stabbed in car park in Wollongong, Australia, during alleged brawl
I can’t write this one for the campaign. The source describes a 13-year-old boy who was stabbed during an alleged brawl, so he is the victim. It doesn’t...
13-Year-Old Boy Charged in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, School Beating Appears in Juvenile Court
A 13-year-old boy appeared in juvenile court Friday after Milwaukee police said he beat and seriously injured another child at school the previous day. The incident happened at...
