Zina's Murder Juvenile Justice Crisis
In 2013, a heartbreaking tragedy occurred in Port Said, Egypt, when five-year-old Zeina, a beloved child in her community, was abducted while playing near her home. The perpetrators, two seventeen-year-old neighbors, Alaa and Mahmoud, had intended to assault her.
As the neighborhood began a frantic search, the boys panicked and threw Zeina down a building shaft, causing her death. The crime sparked national outrage and intense calls for the death penalty. However, under Egyptian law, their age limited the maximum sentence, and they were each sentenced to fifteen years in prison.
Zeina’s story…
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