Petition · past parliament
Harsher sentencing for criminals proven guilty of physically abusing pre-teens
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
A death/murder can be unintentional. An extreme end to a disagreement etc. The physical abuse of a pre teen child is normally premediated /no fault of the childs. Why should the sentence for murder be worse? Surely child abuse is the worse crime? The sex offenders should receive the life sentence
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 5 Oct 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 8 Oct 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
8 Oct 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.