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chip!:
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL2225289020070822

LONDON (Reuters) - A 12-year-old British boy appeared in court Wednesday charged with assault for throwing a sausage at a pensioner, police said.

The boy's mother described the decision to charge her son as "an absolute joke," although police said they had no choice.

The youth, who can't be named, was arrested after a 74-year-old man reported him to police for throwing a stone in Manchester, northern England.

The object turned out to be a cocktail sausage.

"Charging was the only option because the boy had previously been issued with three reprimands on separate occasions," a Greater Manchester Police spokeswoman said.

Police and prosecutors have launched a joint review of the case after a judge at Manchester Youth Court reportedly urged them to reconsider.

"If he has done what was suggested it is very bad behavior," District Judge Tim Devas was reported as saying in the Manchester Evening News. "But is it in the public interest to prosecute a 12-year-old boy who threw a sausage?"

The boy's mother said her son was worried he might be sent to prison.

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hahaha.. this is ridiculous! should a 12 year old kid with a prior history of bad behavior really be sent to jail for throwing a sausage? how about assign him some after school community service or something??

Quantum:
Wasn't this immediately thrown out of court?

chip!:
not sure, i would hope so...    can anyone confirm that? i havent found anything online more than that... other than another article that mentioned the child has a 'learning disablilty'.

Quantum:
This was the news story as of the Thursday 23rd:

"Oliver Gardner, the boy's solicitor, branded the decision to prosecute the case as a "complete waste of time".

Tim Devas, the district judge, questioned whether it was in the public interest to pursue the case.

The boy pleaded not guilty and was released on bail.

A Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said Greater Manchester Police made the decision to charge the boy without consulting them. "

And I'm sure on Friday / Saturday morning I heard someone talking about it and saying it got thrown out, but I could be wrong.

billyfridge:
Another disrespectful young a**hole growing up, there are plenty of them around where i live in Manchester.
Recently a man was assaulted by a group of these young thugs,he went outside his house to stop them from interfering with his car, they knocked him down, and put him in hospital with serious injuries. The police can't find out who they are, because they all wear hooded jackets. >:(

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