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Old 02-09-2007, 04:59   #12
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Re: Naming of young criminals

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Originally Posted by Lilly View Post
The lads who killed James Bulger were named though, weren't they? They were only 10. Is that because it was such a serious crime or something?
"At the close of the trial, the judge ruled that their names should be released (probably because of the widely publicised nature of the murder and the public reaction to it), and they were identified by name in the account of their convictions, along with lengthy descriptions of their lives and backgrounds."

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