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Mary Bell case seen as test for penal system in England
London AP reports on Mary Bell once 10 when charged with strangling toddlers in Newstead-on-Tyse. Now 22 she faces probation amid debate over her rehabilitation and the prison system’s handling of a child offender. The piece recounts her trial, subsequent confinement, and a spring school musical in Emmitsburg with noted local figures.
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Mary Bell
England
London
Newecastle-on-Tyse
Gitta Sereny
Sunday Times
Martin Brown
Brian Howe
Mary
Ralph Cusack
Youung
Red Bank Boys’ Institution
Styal Women’s Prison
Askham Grange
Bell
Pat
Wedne
June Brown