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Child Murder - Killing the Innocent
What is child murder? Vulnerable and innocent, killing
children is one of the worst crimes around. Who would do such a thing?
Surprisingly it does happen the other way around as well, where
children are the actual murderers...
Child
murder
is treated as one of the most heinous crimes that are condemned by the
society
in general because the victims are perceived innocent and most
vulnerable. Nonetheless,
child murder cases are tried as an adult murder case in addition to any
other
child maltreatment and abuse the victim may have sustained before death.
Most
perpetrators of child murder are relatives, caretakers, or
acquaintances of the
victims. There is a greater chance for children 13 years and below to
be
murdered by a relative while older children, 14 to 17 years of age, are
more
likely to be victimized by acquaintances such as their caretakers.
Many
child
murder cases where parents are the murderers begin as severe physical
child abuse
which has gone out of control resulting in the death of the child.
However,
children are equally prone to child murder by strangers particularly by
pedophiles
who often murder their victims after sexual abuse to cover up their
crimes.
There are rare cases when pedophile gangs are the perpetrators to
directly prey
on the child victims.
On
the
other hand, child murder can also happen during ritualistic ceremonies.
The Incas,
for one, are known to use children as sacrifices during their religious
rituals.
Groups practicing satanic rituals also use child sacrifices for their
ceremonies. Also, some religious groups use children during exorcist
ceremonies
which can also end up as child murder.
Child
Murder by Other Children
It
is
estimated that around 20% of all child murders is committed by another
child
although most of these cases were committed by teenagers rather than
younger
children. In such situations, the perpetrators are tried like an adult
for the
crime of murder subject to the same punishment and penalties that are
given to
adult offenders.
Child
murders where the perpetrator is another child often get prominent
media
exposure. Following are some child murder cases where the murderers are
children as well.
- James
Bulger, an almost three-year-old boy was beaten and stoned to death by
two 10-year-old boys in Liverpool, England on February 12, 1993.
Bulger’s body was left on the train tracks to make it look
like he was hit by a train.
- 10-year-old
Mary Bell was convicted of manslaughter in 1968 due to diminished
responsibility in the death of two toddlers, Martin Brown and Brian
Howe. She was released 13 years later.
- In
2004, 11 year-old Satomi Mitarai was murdered in her elementary school
by her classmate Nevada Tan by slitting her throat and arms with a box
cutter in Sasebo, Japan.
- 11-year-old
Joe Geeling was killed by 14-year-old Michael Hamer on March 1, 2006
after Geeling refused Hamer’s sexual advances. Hamer was sentenced to 15
years imprisonment with parole.
- The
1999 Columbine High School Massacre where two students, Eric Harris and
Dylan Klebold, were the perpetrators is also treated as child murder.
Child
Murder in the Military
The
use
of child soldiers during wars results in massive numbers of child
murders. The
children are used to protect military strategic locations or as part of
military propaganda.
Child
soldiers are usually victims of human trafficking before becoming
victims of child
murder later on.
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