It often happens that children commit crimes. Yes, it seems that children are not capable of this, but if you meet a group of teenagers in the evening, you are unlikely to feel safe.
Many of them do not think about the consequences. In addition, recently terrible cases have occurred in which a child stabs him at school or commits no less terrible things.
In most cases, children are not aware of what they are doing. They hope that because of their young age, punishment will not follow.
Indeed, in Russia, for example, criminal liability comes from the age of 14. If the crime was committed by a 13-year-old child, the maximum that he is “shining” is a suspended sentence.
Of course, each country has its own criminal law. If a child commits a serious crime, he will have to be punished. This article will talk about children who went to jail for incredible reasons.
10. Zachary Neagle
This boy was only 14 when he committed a terrible crime. Zachary shot his father while he was sleeping, from a hunting rifle. During the trial. The Neagle did not utter a word; he was mortally scared.
In addition, the boy was handcuffed as a “real” criminal. Punishment - 7 years in a colony for minors.
When Zachary turns 21 and he becomes an adult, a hearing will be scheduled again. Then a decision will be made on the fate of the boy.
By the way, the reasons that prompted Zachary to kill his father are not childish. The boy was sexually abused from the age of 8. Apparently, he could no longer tolerate this. Neagle also admitted that he wanted to protect his sisters and brothers. If so, then the boy’s behavior can still be justified.
9. Lionel Tate
The boy was very fond of watching TV, he was interested in freestyle wrestling competitions. His mother saw nothing wrong with that.
Kathleen-Grosset worked as a nanny. She looked after the 6-year-old girl Tiffany. In the evening, the woman had urgent affairs, and she asked her son to look after the baby.
Lionel turned 13, a completely independent boy. After some time, the son called Kathleen, he said that the girl was not breathing. It turned out that Tate decided to try himself as a fighter.
The girl had a lot of damage: a torn liver, a fractured skull and many other injuries. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Only after a few years, the boy was recognized as mentally incapable. Soon, Lionel was released, he was assigned a probationary period of 10 years.
8. Petrie Curtie
Petri awarded the "title" - the youngest killer in the UK. This story shocked all residents of the state. The boy at that time was 13.
He and his friend Soheb Majid, who by the way was much older than Kurti, he was 21, attacked a 47-year-old woman. At first they just wanted to rob her, but something went wrong.
The victim was severely beaten, even a trace of Petri's shoe was left on her face. Then Kurti, as if nothing had happened, went to the park to his friends. He boasted of killing a woman.
The court was not strict with the boy; he was appointed only 12 years old. The judges took into account the fact that no one is engaged in raising the boy. His accomplice got even less, only 10 years.
7. Alex and Derek King
Another story from which blood runs cold. Alex at that time was 12, his brother Derek - 13. Their father was found by firefighters who came to extinguish the house. The man died.
At first they thought that he was poisoned by combustion products, but it turned out that they had broken his head with a metal bat. They later found out that the boys did it.
His father was too strict towards them, and Alex and Derek were also afraid that he would find out about his close relationship with a friend of the family, Ricky Chavez. The man tried to hide the traces of the crime, he washed the clothes of the boys.
Later, the brothers tried to blame the death of Rika's father, but the investigation did not confirm his guilt. Alex and Derek were sentenced to 22 years. Ricky got 14 years for child molestation.
6. Alice Bustamant
The girl was 15 when she committed a crime. She strangled a neighbor's girl, who at that time was only 9. Alice carefully planned the murder, the girl even dug a grave and buried her body. But when she was interrogated, Alice betrayed herself.
Bustamant tried to commit suicide. She was treated for some time in a psychiatric hospital. When the state of the criminal returned to normal, she was sentenced to a life sentence.
5. John Venables and Robert Thompson
A terrible story happened in 1993. Two 10-year-old boys decided to skip school, went to the store, stole a set of soldiers, some tangerines and a can of blue paint. They did not know what to do until one of them suggested: "Let's take some little one and push him under the car."
The boys went to the mall. The first attempt was unsuccessful, the mother of the child noticed, I had to let him go. The second child was less fortunate. John and Robert stole James Bulger. This strange trinity attracted the attention of many people, but no one dared to detain them.
James was first beaten, treated roughly, then, when the walk got bored, John and Robert took him to a vacant lot, killed him, and then put him on the railway tracks. The killers were soon found, they were given 18 years old. James's parents, as well as all concerned, believed that this was not enough. They promised that the criminals will die as soon as they leave prison.
4. Curtis and Catherine Jones
The boy was only 12 years old, the girl was 13, when they decided on a terrible act. Children shot their father's girlfriend.
It is not known what kind of relationship they had with their father, but judging by Curtis's plans, they are not very good. In his personal diary was a plan to kill not only the father's girl, but also himself.
Also, the children planned to kill a friend of his father. That's just they did not prepare for the murder, they were found in hot pursuit. At the trial, they said that adults encouraged them to have sex. Curtis and Katry were convicted of murder, they were assigned 16 and 18 years old, respectively.
3. Christian Fernandez
This story happened in 2001 in Florida. Christian killed his younger half-brother. At the trial, he admitted that he killed the baby because of his father. He committed suicide after beating Christian.
Mother behaved more than strange, instead of calling the police, she began to search the net for the answer to the question: "How to bring a dead child to life?". Pretty weird family. The boy was convicted, he was given 7 years, although at first they planned to sentence him to life.
3. Eric Smith
Eric at that time was 12 years old. Classmates and older guys mocked him. Red hair, freckles, glasses, low-set ears - because of this, Smith has repeatedly been the victim of ridicule.
One day he was riding a bicycle to a summer camp and saw a little boy walking along the road. Eric lured him into the woods, strangled him, and then hit him on the head with a stone. No one would have thought that Smith did this, but after a while he himself confessed to the police.
The boy was sentenced to life imprisonment. Now he is very repentant and asks for forgiveness from the parents of the murdered, but nothing can be returned.
By the way, Eric suffers from a mental disorder with outbreaks of aggression. He applied for early release several times, but the court refused him.
1. Antonio Barbo
14-year-old Antonio also received a life sentence. He acted with his friend Nathan Paape, the boys decided to rob Antonio's grandmother. When the woman turned her back to them, Antonio stuck an ax in her back.
The boy became ill, he ran into the bathroom. Paape completed the job. After that, the young Raskolnikovs took away all the grandmother's valuables and hid the body in the garage. At the trial, Antonio cried badly and asked for forgiveness. Antonio will not be serving his term alone, with his comrade.