Claim: Judge Jonathan Durham Hall refused to jail a 15 year-old girl that stabbed a paedophile with a kitchen knife who had been abusing her since she was eight. The charge was grievous bodily harm with intent. He fined the girl then offered to pay the fine for her.
Fact-check: A judge did say he would pay a teenage girl's victim surcharge after she stabbed the man who had sexually assaulted her - Full Fact
Verdict: mostly correct. the girl stabbed a man who had sexually assaulted her when she was eight. the judge did give her a two year youth rehabilitation order, but told her that he would pay the victim surcharge himself if she was ordered to.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2019-10-10T00:00:00