AllyBeeUK
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In the US, if someone is present for a murder and fails to stop it or report it, or if there is no way to tell for sure who did what, they are charged with murder. Perhaps @Angleterre can shed some light on this, but is it much different in the UK and Ireland? Boy B was there, he saw it, he didn't report it. I don't think he should go away for life, or even be charged as an adult, but he definitely needs some correction.
I imagine it would come under joint enterprise. Please correct me if i am wrong, but it is my understanding that he lured Ana to the location knowing that Boy A planned to attack her and cause her significant harm or worse and he did nothing to prevent the attack before or during. He also lied to cover his tracks.
I feel his conviction should stand. His sentence is perfectly just, lenient if anything. He should have the good grace to accept his role in an innocent girl's murder and pay his penance. IMO