The New South Wales Court of Criminal Appeal has reversed a
judge's decision not to record a conviction after a 15-year old
teenage girl who pleaded guilty to charges including
take and detain with the intention of obtaining an
advantage,
assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company
and
common assault.
Each of these are
indictable offences, which means they can be referred to a
higher court such as the District or Supreme Court for
finalisation, rather than remaining in the Local Court or, in this
case, the Children's Court.
Horrific
prolonged attack on a younger boy
The court heard that the 15-year old girl led an attack on a
13-year old boy during a sleepover in March last year involving
three other teenage girls.
