In her sentencing remarks, Magistrate Michelle Ridley commented the boy's record was"significant for his age" and said if he was older she would have considered harsher penalties, but said he was"too young" for community service.
She said a report provided to the court set out there were"a lot of difficulties" in his family, which were not his fault, but she said that had certainly accounted for some of the boy's offending. "The concerning factor is you admit you're still using cannabis … and your siblings, your family and peers they provide it to you and that is very wrong," Magistrate Ridley said.The boy's lawyer, George Giudice, said he had been in contact with the boy's brother who had been"quite hard" on him recently and said that impact seemed to have seen the accused turn a corner.
"Last week his brother said he had been abiding by all the instructions … playing games and even helping around the house," Mr Giudice said. "They said he even went to school and was doing the right thing … I spoke to Youth Justice who said he seemed to be doing quite well."The 12-year-old was placed on a new six-month community-based order, which Magistrate Ridley commented was a long time for someone his age, but needed to be significant enough to ensure sufficient punishment.Topics:
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