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Teenager wins 17-year-old's custody ruling
A teenager has successfully challenged the policy of treating 17-year-olds in police custody as adults, not children.
The High Court ruled the policy was "incompatible" with human rights law. Under-17s are given greater protection.
The case was brought by Hughes Cousins-Chang, who had been kept in custody for 12 hours and strip-searched before being released without charge.
The ruling follows the deaths of two 17-year-olds who killed themselves after getting into trouble with police.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22294098
