Why the Jamia Shooter Cannot be Tried as an Adult Under Law
- 4 years ago
Although the Juvenile Justice Act 2015 allows minors who are more than 16 years old to be tried as adults, this can only happen for ‘heinous offences’. The Jamia shooter has been charged with attempt to murder, which does not fall within this definition, and so if he is a minor he can only be given three years' imprisonment on conviction.