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heididog | 20:17 Thu 21st Jun 2007 | Criminal
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CRIME : MURDER.
Please can anyone explain to me what the hell CANT BE NAMED FOR LEGAL REASONS means . For christ sake they were old enough to commit the damn crime, so why shouldn't they be named ?.
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Avatar Image NORMANTHEDOG
legally he cant be named as he is under 18,im afraid its the law,and theres nothing you can do about it.
20:47 Thu 21st Jun 2007
Avatar Image Fay Mousse
Many murderers under the age of 17 are named and many adults aren't for legal reasons.

The legal reasons could be anything - not necessarily to protect the murderer. It could be to protect siblings, victims, to allow another investigation to continue without prejudice -any number of things.
00:07 Fri 22nd Jun 2007
Avatar Image Ethel
James Bulger murderers were named if you remember, and they were under 16.
01:26 Fri 22nd Jun 2007
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Often the names are witheld during the court case until conviction then released which I think is what happened with the Bulger murderers
08:24 Fri 22nd Jun 2007
Avatar Image joko
i could accuse you of any crime i wanted.

how would you like it then splashed all over the papers the next day?

even though you would be later found innocent in the court case, your name has been dragged through the mud already - and mud sticks
01:33 Wed 04th Jul 2007

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