Five juveniles were charged by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions last month with serious offenses. A 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man face charges of aggravated burglary and theft after they allegedly broke into the home of a 76-year-old woman and stole a television, household appliances, FJD $500, and AUD $250.
Additionally, three 17-year-old boys have been charged with aggravated burglary, theft, and receiving stolen property. They are accused of breaking into a school and stealing five laptops and a sound system speaker.
An 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy are also charged with aggravated burglary and theft. They allegedly entered the home of a 46-year-old man and took a laptop, a chainsaw, and a mobile phone.
In September, a total of 38 individuals faced 42 charges related to non-sexual violence offenses. These charges included one count of murder, one count of manslaughter due to 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 count of breach of bail conditions, and one count of breach of suspended sentence.