A 12-year-old girl who was held for several hours at St. John’s Police Station after a welfare check is back home, following an incident in which she allegedly bit a female officer during attempts to restrain her, according to information reviewed Wednesday.
Police visited the child’s residence after her mother reported her missing late Monday; the girl returned home shortly after midnight Wednesday, before officers arrived for the welfare check.
During the encounter, the child allegedly became aggressive and was taken into custody and placed in a cell until late afternoon, raising questions about whether procedures under the Child Justice Act were followed.
A source familiar with child-protection law said the case sits near the line between compliance and breach, noting the Act requires assessment by a social worker through the Youth Intervention Unit before a child is brought before the Child Justice Board.
There was no immediate indication those steps occurred
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12???? wow!
What about the young man stabbed with scissors last week. Why wasn’t the minor responsible for that locked up.