Jozwik, who had been drinking, fell and hit his head on the pavement, causing the injuries that led to his death in hospital two days later. “The case is also a tragic one not only because of Mr Jozwik’s death, but because I now have to sentence a young man who is but 16 years of age,” she said. Pointing to psychological reports that said the defendant regretted and felt remorse over Jozwik’s death, as well as his difficult background, Upward called on the judge to stop short of jailing the boy. There are moments I don’t want to live any more.”The court heard that the family took some comfort from the guilty verdict. “Everyone firstly thought it was a hate crime, then we had to explain during the trial why it was changed,” he said.

Source: The Guardian September 08, 2017 11:37 UTC