Sweden considers sending 13 year olds to adult jails in crime crackdown
Update: 2025-11-12
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Two Swedish teenagers, arrested last year for throwing hand grenades at the Israeli embassy in Copenhagen, went on trial in Denmark today. Swedish authorities say the case highlights a growing problem at home: the recruitment of children and teenagers by criminal gangs. The Swedish government is now proposing a radical measure to try and tackle the problem. Lowering the age of criminal responsibility to just 13. The World's Europe Correspondent Orla Barry reports.
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