Criminal age decision put off until 2021

By Katina Curtis and Dominica Sanda
Updated July 27 2020 - 4:56pm, first published 4:54pm
Activists, lawyers and health professionals want the age of criminal responsibility raised to 14.
Activists, lawyers and health professionals want the age of criminal responsibility raised to 14.

Children as young as 10 will continue to be able to be arrested, charged and detained for at least another year as the nation's top law officials put off a decision on raising the age of criminal responsibility.

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