The 14-year-old returns to his home by a court order. The Court rejected the request for a renewal of the 14-year compulsory care order today, Thursday, November 7.
The boy spent the last 12 months in the psychiatric ward at Athalassa Hospital after stabbing to death his 9-year-old sister with a kitchen knife. An incident occurred in Larnaca last November while the siblings were alone at home and had an argument. A post mortem has revealed the little girl was stabbed 15 times, four of the stab wounds were to vital organs. Neighbours said they heard the girl calling for help that afternoon.
State services are in a quandary on how to handle the case as Cyprus does not have a juvenile detention centre. There is no legal precedent for the case, as this is the first time in Cyprus that a person under 14 years of age had committed such a serious crime. The boy cannot be criminally prosecuted for murder as he is a minor and therefore criminally unaccountable.
His lawyer argues that prolonged hospitalization is not the appropriate solution. According to the hospital’s child psychiatrists, the boy is not suffering from any type of mental illness which can justify his presence there.
The state has also considered sending him to a juvenile detention centre abroad, however, this option is less likely to be implemented due to the lack of legislation in that regard.
The two children were staying with their father after their parents’ separation. They have been living in the same Larnaca neighbourhood for the past three years. The family moved to Cyprus from Romania several years ago.
The tragic case of the siblings has shown errors, omissions and legislative gaps against juvenile offenders and has raised the issue of lack of appropriate detention centres for minors, over 14.
Source: Philnews
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