Should the 12-Year-Old Boys Charged with Murder Be Identified?

Two 12-year-old boys have been found guilty of murdering 19-year-old Shawn Seesahai.

Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire debate whether the identity of the two boys, who murdered Shawn Seesahai with a machete, should be known.

Broadcast on 11/06/24

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[SwiftGifts-niqz]

If your kids out at 1:30am with a machete.. you are the problem.

[MarkReynolds-co]

Name them, if you killed someone brutally with a weapon, then you old enough to be named, the victim is, so should his murderers.

[gabriellechanel]

My cousin was murdered by a minor in the year 2000. The murderer was not publicly identified and he did not serve more than two years in prison. 24 years later and I still wish he was brought to actual justice. I don’t care how old anyone is. If theymurder, they to be punished, and severely. My family has never recovered, and the murderer is living his best life.

[Jourifouler]

The lack of the ability to name and shame people is having dire consequences, parents should get a sentence too.

[carolynjones]

Name them. Adult court. Adult sentence. Throw away the key

[voulathomacos-lagonas]

YES YES they should be IDENTIFIED... they have to face the CONSEQUENCES of their actions. PEOPLE HAVE TO KNOW WHO THEY ARE

[gherkamum]

Killed for no reason, NAME & SHAME …..this will make the parents wake up.

[kappaslapper]

Another example of how broken the UK is !

[hearmeoutbro]

They should be named and have their faces shown and be put in prison for the rest of their lives.

[YorkshireTeaNBiccies]

Parents need to… wait for it… parent. Lots of factors but too many parents aren’t doing their jobs: raising children.

[tetdizon]

There is an age in a young child where he can already face accountability for the wrongs deed he has committed. A five year old already knows when had lied. How could a 12 year old not know that stabbing a helpless man with a machete is bad and is a sin?

[tanktutorials]

The parents should be held accountable.

[jadelyth]

So they’ll be out when they’re 18 with a new identity. If they let James bulgers killers out they will certainly let these psychopaths out.

[amaz]

12 is old enough to know better. Stop talking about helping the killer. Bad judges and reckless policing is to blame.

[DeniseDeekes]

The parents should be held to account these are 12 years old out late at night with weapons .

[Kellyr]

They knew what they were doing and probably laughing as they did it.

[jordanbrooks]

If they’re found guilty they should be named 100%

[nicolajohnson]

They are old enough to do the crime, so they should be named and prisoned for life.

[Jesusofsuburbia]

They should be named, and their faces shown. It's unfair that they could move next door to someone, and they don't know who they are

[johnpaulreed]

Name them and consider charges against the parents.