Director of public prosecutions says by contrast other parents seemed to view joining in disorder as ‘a day out’A 14-year-old boy was spared prosecution for involvement in the riots that gripped parts of the UK this summer because his parents gave him a stern telling-off, whereas others had appeared to regard the disorder as a bit of fun, the director of public prosecutions has said.Stephen Parkinson drew a comparison with another case, in which the mother of a 12-year-old boy was ordered to pay £1,200 in compensation to his victims, and the child was given a referral order, after she went on holiday to Ibiza rather than attend court. Continue reading…
Director of public prosecutions says by contrast other parents seemed to view joining in disorder as ‘a day out’
A 14-year-old boy was spared prosecution for involvement in the riots that gripped parts of the UK this summer because his parents gave him a stern telling-off, whereas others had appeared to regard the disorder as a bit of fun, the director of public prosecutions has said.
Stephen Parkinson drew a comparison with another case, in which the mother of a 12-year-old boy was ordered to pay £1,200 in compensation to his victims, and the child was given a referral order, after she went on holiday to Ibiza rather than attend court.