REMITTED TO CHILDREN'S COURT

Evening Star, Issue 19615, 22 July 1927, Page 5

REMITTED TO CHILDREN'S COURT

A BOY’S TKEFT [Pea United Peeks 4ssociatioh.] CHRISTCHURCH, July 21. A 10-vear-old boy committed from the Children’s Court to the Supremo Court on charges of robbery with violence (snatching an elderly lady’s handbag and pushing her so that she fell), and attempted breaking and entering, was before Mr Justice Sim in the Supreme Court to-day. The Crown Prosecutor said that, although tho offeinces were grave, it seemed wrong that the boy should be sent to the Borstal if this could be avoided. He understood that action was being taken in Wellington to have tho Act amended to clear up the question whether children charged .with, indictable offences should be dealt with by the Supreme Court or the Children s Court. If a judge had the power, the wisest course would be to send the boy to the training farm. He was sure that if the case were returned to the Magistrate’s Court the magistrate would adopt this course. The judge remitted the case to the Children’s Court to be dealt with, there.