9 month old baby accused of planning murder - WTAF?

[PourquoiTuGachesTaVie]

This is so absurd it must surely be a joke?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26887186

I know I'm not BU but seriously, someone else really needs to be told they are.

[Slh122]

that can't be real?!

[Allthequeenshorses]

I do not know what to say. After reading it three times, I do not know what to say. Except yanbu that someone else is.......

[Morloth]

I am not inclined to defend the numpties who have managed this.

But I assume, when taking names his was given as one of them and someone hasn't really checked/thought it through.

The murder charges against a baby have alarmed Punjab's Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. He has asked for clarification from the province's inspector-general of police and demanded "stern action" against the officials who registered the case.

Someone is in for a bollocking.

[WorraLiberty]

I agree with Morloth

[StrawberryGashes]

Looks like they already got a bollocking:

The assistant superintendant who filed the charges has subsequently been suspended

[blahblahblah2014]

He looks guilty to me...

[AgentZigzag]

Why did they give him bail though? They could see he's a baby, why not just stop it there?

Bizarre.

Although the bloke next to the Dad is probably laughing along with the court officials at how ridiculous a situation it was.

He's very cute though isn't he?

[AgentZigzag]

The age of criminal responsibility in India is 7

[MyBaby1day]

He looks VERY guilty to me

[Whatdoiknowanyway]

It wasn't an April fool by any chance?

[AntoinetteCosway]

This made me feel ill when I first saw the story. If someone was bonkers enough to charge him, I hope to God no one is bonkers enough to convict him.

[PourquoiTuGachesTaVie]

That's what I thought, how has it even got as far as him being given bail? Why didn't they drop the charged when they realised he was a baby?

Hope it's an April fool.

[gemdrop84]

Is it Stewie from family guy?!

[Pantone363]

I read this in another paper yesterday! The whole family was charged. Police came to arrest a family member and there were reports the baby threw stones at officers