February 4th 2016 The Criminal Culpability Age Debate

This week, the nation was stunned by the news that a teenage girl was charged with causing the death of a 57-year-old man of Bagatelle.
The criminal case has renewed debate about juvenile justice, the age of criminal responsibility and the level of punishment meted to underage offenders.
On Thursday, Senators on the sidelines of the latest sitting of the upper house joined the discussion on whether further reforms are needed.