Ian R. Petrie
Security cameras in a Liverpool shopping mall recorded the prelude to murder. Two 10-year-old boys lured a toddler from his mother's side and escorted him past scores of witnesses to a railway, where his battered body would later be found. Mental health professionals were shocked not only by the tragedy itself, but also by the extreme reactions that the murder generated. Consulting editor Ian Petrie of Liverpool University probes beneath the sensationalized veneer of this case so that we might better understand the world of these young murderers.
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