Children as young as 10 can be charged for bullying - expert

Children as young as 10 can be charged for bullying - expert | Sesona_Ngqaks

Harrington-Johnson explained that the Child Justice Act states that a child who was under the age of 10 at the time of the commission of an offence cannot be prosecuted.

She added that, while"bullying" was not yet classified as a crime, there were several acts or behaviours that constituted bullying which could be classified as crimes in terms of the Criminal Procedure Act. These included crimen injuria, assault, extortion and attempted murder. "The Protection from Harassment Act also may grant relief to victims of bullying inter alia, by providing for protection orders, and therefore adds to the legislative framework available to victims," she said.

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