The child, from Manchester, was accused of assaulting a girl under 13 in Manchester.
ADVERTISEMENT
5-yr-old boy arrested for rape
A 5-year-old boy is currently investigated after he allegedly raped a girl last year.
5-yr-old boy arrested for rape
Recommended articles
He was among thousands of children under 10 accused of committing crimes such as sexual assault, arson and threats to kill since 2014.
None of the children can be prosecuted, as 10 is the legal limit for criminal responsibility so anyone under that age can’t be convicted. Metro UK added.
The figures showed Greater Manchester Police alone recorded 21 rapes in which the suspect was a child.
ADVERTISEMENT
A spokeswoman told newsmen that when children commit crimes it may be because they have themselves been abused.
‘It is deeply concerning that so many very young children are said to have committed sexual offences,’ she said. ‘In these cases we have to question the environment in which they are growing up that has led to them behaving in this way.’
Other crimes children under 10 committed include arson, threats to kill, drug possession and having an article with a blade or point in school.
Children under 10 can be given a Local Child Curfew or a Child Safety Order although they can’t be prosecuted.
If they regularly break the law they could be taken into care.
ADVERTISEMENT
JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!
ADVERTISEMENT
Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:
Email: eyewitness@pulse.com.gh
Recommended articles
Train accident photo posted on my social media pages is a photoshop - Peter Amewu
Court jails truck driver 6 months for causing Ghana's brand-new train accident
609 Ghanaians died in first 3 months of 2024 through road crashes - NRSA reveals
Joseph Addo files nomination to contest as NPP Parliamentary aspirant for La Dadekotopon
Dumsor: ECG board members reject PURC GH¢5.8m fine
Woman who claims to have been taken to another world by dwarfs shares experience
Organised Labour threatens to strike May 2 over Tier-2 pension arrears
Nana Addo assures he will prioritize the welfare of cocoa farmers
