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Boy not prosecuted over riots due to 'wrath' of parents

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73% Informative

Boy not prosecuted over riots due to 'wrath' of parents after being marched to police station.

DPP said prosecutors were "very alive" to the risk of children being criminalised unnecessarily.

Stephen Parkinson said: "Sometimes, I'm afraid, the state has to intervene" Youngest person to appear in court over riots given 12-month referral order and curfew.

VR Score

73

Informative language

72

Neutral language

17

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

50

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

2

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