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England’s highest court has overturned decades of precedent by issuing sweeping new rules for sentencing children. The landmark ruling bars immediate custody for under-18s in most cases and mandates trauma-informed assessments before any custodial sentence.
A 15-year-old victim of a brutal gang rape has spoken out after three teenage perpetrators avoided prison, their sentences now under review. Survivors and legal experts warn the case exposes systemic failures in justice for minors.
The fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Jyoti Kumari in Alice Springs marks the third teenager killed in custody this year. Her killing has ignited calls for reform in a justice system critics say treats Indigenous youth as disposable.