Teenager cleared of killing this bus passenger had convictions for robbery – who knew?

A teenager cleared of a knife murder had previous convictions for robbery that no-one knew about because his records were not uploaded onto the police computer, a court heard. Judge Wendy Joseph was horrified to discover the whole trial had taken place without prosecutors or even the defendant’s lawyers being aware of the 17-year-old’s criminal past. Judge Joseph fumed: ‘I am disappointed that a whole trial took place with three people, (prosecutor, defendant’s barrister and judge) who should have known…