Judge lets 14-year-old boy who stabbed girl 10 times walk free from court after telling him he's a 'bright lad' and prison is the 'last place he should be'
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A 14-year-old boy was allowed to leave court without detention after stabbing a girl 10 times. The attack occurred on March 15 at a shop in Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The boy used a six-inch kitchen knife during the assault. He attacked the victim after she refused his request for a date. The judge described the teenager as a bright lad. The judge stated that prison is the last place the boy should be.
The teenager attacked the girl with a six-inch kitchen knife at a shop in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, on March 15 after he asked her out on a date and she said no.