Children’s Court Cases

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30811, 24 July 1965, Page 18

Children’s Court Cases

A girl aged 16 was admitted to probation for two years when she appeared before Mr E. S. J. Crutchley, S.M., in the Children’s Court last month on theft charges. Probation for a similar period was ordered in the case of a 16-year-old boy, who admitted charges <rf obstructing a foot-, path and resisting the police in the execution of their duty. On charges of theft as a servant a 16-year-old boy was placed on probation for 18 months and ordered to pay £5 towards the cost of prosecution. Probation for one year was ordered when a 16-year-old boy was found guilty of burglary. He was also ordered to make restitution of £3. On two charges of unlawful sexual intercourse a boy of 16 was placed on probation for one year and fined £2O on each charge. On complaints that they were not under proper control a boy, of 14 and another aged 15 were committed to the care of the Superintendent of Child Welfare. In the latter case restitution of £3B 10s 3d was ordered. On a charge of burglary a boy of 11 was also committed to the superintendent’s care, as was a boy aged 15 on theft charges. Burglary Charges Four boys, aged 13 to 16. who appeared on burglary charges were placed under the supervision of a child welfare officer for two years, the oldest boy being ordered to make restitution of £43 4s. Five boys, aged 13 to 16, appeared on theft charges and they were also placed under supervision for two years. In one case a fine of £l5 was also imposed, and in another restitution of £4l 5s 7d was ordered. Supervision for a similar period was ordei’ed in the case of a 14-year-old boys who admitted charges of obtaining credit by fraud. A 13-j’ear-old boy, who admitted charges of burglary, was placed under supervision for 18 months and ordered to make restitution of £B. A girl aged 15, and three boys aged from 13 to 16, who were found to be not under proper control, were placed ; under supervision for 12 months. A similar decision ( was given in the case of two , 14-year-old boys on theft ' charges, a 13-year-old boy I who unlawfully took a bicycle, a 15-year-old boy who was found on licensed premises and who gave false particu- ' lars (also fined £7 10s), a ' boy aged 16 on eight charges of burglary (restitution of £45 7s 2d), a boy of 15 on three charges of burglary and i one of theft (restitution of 1 £34 3s 6d), and a 14-year-oid boy on two charges of burg- ' lary and two charges of theft. Two boys aged 15 and 16, | appearing on burglary , charges, were placed under supervision for six months i and were ordered to make ' restitution of £6 Is 8d and i £5B Is lid respectively. On charges of indecent as- j sault four boys, aged 11 to ! 15, were admonished and dis-

I charged. Others ssnularly dealt with were a boy aged 'll, who stole money from 'milk bottles (restitution of !£6 ss), a boy of 14, on a charge of theft and a boy of 15, on a charge of burglary (restitution of 17s 6d). I A fine of £l2 was imposed on a 17-year-oid girl on a charge of theft, A boy. of 16, who drove in a dangerous manner was fined £3 and disqualified from driving for 12 months, and a 15-ywar-old boy was fined £2 on a charge of theft. For delivering an indecent l sound recording a boy of 16 was fined £5 and ordered to pay £5 5s towards the cost of the prosecution. Four other 16-year-old boys were also fined—throwing glass in public place. £5; behaving in a threatening manner, 30s; fighting in a public place. £2; being drunk in a public place, £l.