The brother of a man who died after being assaulted in his own home has said he has been “excluded from justice” after magistrates barred him from court on the grounds that his presence would put the teenage attacker under “undue stress”.
Yes, you read that right! He beat an elderly man to death in his own home, but he's the 'vulnerable' one!
Members of the public are not normally allowed into youth courts, but magistrates can use their discretion to permit victims and their loved ones to attend. Quigley was distraught that the boy’s welfare had been placed above his own.
“It was to be part of my healing process, my closure,” he said. “But I was disregarded because the offender’s welfare was given priority, not mine. Who was thinking of me?”
No-one. Their concern was entirely for the monster 'child'...
What was his pathetic sentence, anyway?
The boy, a first-time offender, was given a 12-month youth referral order, to be served in the community, and fines totalling £146.
*speechless*
Frankfurt rides again
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