Five juveniles were charged by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions last month for serious offenses. A 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man face charges of aggravated burglary and theft. They are accused of breaking into a 76-year-old woman’s home and stealing a television, several appliances, FJD $500, and AUD $250.
In a separate case, three 17-year-old boys have been charged with aggravated burglary, theft, and receiving stolen property after they allegedly broke into a school and took five laptops and a sound system speaker.
Additionally, an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are facing charges of aggravated burglary and theft for allegedly breaking into a 46-year-old man’s residence and stealing a laptop, a chainsaw, and a mobile phone.
In September, a total of 38 individuals faced charges for 42 counts of non-sexual violence offenses. These charges include one count of murder, one count of manslaughter due to a breach of duty, five counts of aggravated robbery, nine counts of aggravated burglary, two counts of burglary, ten counts of theft, three counts of receiving stolen property, one count of acting with intent to cause grievous harm, one count of grievous harm, four counts of unlawful cultivation of illicit drugs, three counts of unlawful possession of illicit drugs, one breach of bail conditions, and one breach of suspended sentence.