Dimensions
130 x 197 x 26mm
The life of Mary Bell, who, aged 11, was tried and convicted of manslaughter after the death of two small boys. Only as an adult has she been able to realize the moral enormity of her crimes. The story of her life forces the reader to ponder society's responsabliity for children at breaking point. It is a call to review our system of justice and punishment. Mary Bell's story is not an isolated tragedy - in America there were five murders of children by children in the first six months of 1998 alone and in Britain, where punitive justce for children is most formalised, recent cases show the urgency for our attention, compassion and action.
