BOY ROBBER.
CHKISTC II I'KCII. July 21. A lil'teen-year-old lio.v. rommitted from the Children's Court to the Supreme Court, on charges ol robbery with violence (snatching nil mile; i'v bulv’s handbag mid pushing her vs that si io loll) mid witli atiompu'd breaking and entering. ivns boforo . r r .lustiec Sim in the Supreme Court today. The Crown Prosecutor said tbit, a'.though tbe oiVonres were grave. it seemed wrong that tlic boy sliould be sent to the Porstiii' it tin's omilil be oided. TTo understood action was 1 icing taken in Wellington to have the Act amended to clear up tbe question of vhetber children charged ivilli iudiciable offences should be dealt w.tb io the Supreme Court or the Children s Court. If the Judge bad power, I lie wisest course would be to send the boy to a training larm. He was sure, if the case were returned to the Magistrate's Court, tbe Magistrate would adopl ibis course. The .Judge remitted the case to the Children’s Court to be dealt with there.
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Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1927, Page 4
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173BOY ROBBER. Hokitika Guardian, 22 July 1927, Page 4
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