Boy, 5, accused of stalking and dozens of under 10s suspected of rape
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Soaring numbers of crimes are being committed by children under 10, new data has shown.
By Kirsten Robertson
Five-year-olds have been investigated for stalking, four-year-olds for theft and children younger than 10 have been accused of child porn offences.
A staggering 34,000 crimes have been carried out over the last decade by those too young to be prosecuted.
New data, released by 25 police forces, shows under 10s are also accused of serious crimes such as rape and drug offences.
As 10 is t...
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