Teenager who kicked man to death gets life detention with review after 8 years
- miriamdelahunt
- May 29, 2021
- 1 min read
Irish Times
Eoin Reynolds Thursday 27th May 2021
'Mr Justice McDermott went through the principles for sentencing child offenders.
He said there is no guidance in the Children Act or the Parole Act on sentencing children convicted of murder but among the fundamental principles is to work rehabilitation into any sentence imposed on a juvenile and to use detention as a last resort.
He said the mandatory term of life imprisonment does not apply and he had to consider the offender’s level of development, state of mind at the time of the offence and his level of culpability in the context of his age and maturity.
He also considered the offender’s capacity for cognitive development, his prospects for rehabilitation and possible safe return to society.'
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