Junior, a pupil of Dowen College was allegedly tormented, coerced, bullied and beaten by his fellow students which led to his death. According to the parents of the dead kid, their son has been facing the ugly ordeal in the hands of his fellow students who are pressuring him to join the cult and kept bullying him for his refusal to join their cult.
Whatever the case is, looking at it from the ambit of the law and analyzing who the law will be held culpable for the death of the lad.
Firstly, the four boys who have been fingered to be responsible for the death of young Silvester will be held culpable for the murder. Though they are not up to 18 years which is the age of majority but the law is a child above the age of 7 can be held criminally responsible if they commit any crime. They can be arrested, detained and tried as adults as the offense they were alleged to have committed is the offense of murder.
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Murder as a crime is punishable by death sentence under the Nigerian law. So the four boys alleged to have been responsible for the death of Junior May be looking at the death sentence if they are tried and found guilty of the crime they are accused of.
Secondly, the school, Dowen College will be held strictly responsible also for the death of Junior. They will be charged with the case of Negligence which can either be criminal negligence or civil negligence. They may have the strict duty to protect, safeguard and guarantee the safety of every student under their care, this duty which they fail to discharge has made them culpable for the death of Junior and they will be made to pay heavily for it so as to also serve as a deterrent.
Lastly, the staff of Dowen College will he held culpable too for the death of Junior. They will be joined in the suit for negligence as joinder for failing to discharge the duty of protection and safety of Junior. Under civil negligence, the school, Dowen College and the staff can be held vicariously liable for the death of the boy.
