Crown Court of Northern Ireland sentences 18 year old man to a 5 year restriction order after he is found to be unfit to plead to charge of rape of minor.
Sentencing –Rape of a child under 13 –contrary to Article 12(1) of the Sexual Offences (NI) Order 2008 – unfit to plead and a jury was empanelled to consider whether he had committed the act alleged – psychiatric reports ordered and considered – severe impairment of intellect, severe impairment of social functioning and some evidence of abnormally expressive aggression – hospital order – nature of the offence – antecedents of YP and the risk of him committing further offences if at freedom – whether such an order is necessary to protect the public from serious harm – necessity – restriction order.