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Victorian Labor signals tougher stance on young offenders after 109 charges against 14-year-old dropped

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The Victorian Labor government says it will “do everything” it can to “toughen consequences” for young offenders after police withdrew 109 charges against a 14-year-old girl, in a case the opposition described as proof “the justice system is broken”. The girl, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had been facing 109 charges, including reckless conduct endangering serious injury, motor vehicle theft and burglary, after an alleged two-month crime spree earlier this year when she was aged 13. But Victoria police on Thursday confirmed the charges were dropped in court on Wednesday due to their concerns around the doli incapax rule – a legal presumption that states a child under 14 can only be convicted of a crime if prosecutors can prove they understood what they did was seriously wrong.…

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