Facts
The Federal Court is dealing with the appeal of a juvenile ([A.] ) against the order of a precautionary open placement by the juvenile prosecutor's office of the canton of Aargau. The juvenile is accused of having broken into the house of a nine-year-old victim on September 2, 2023 and having strangled the victim, so that there was a risk of life. The juvenile prosecutor's office then ordered a precautionary open placement of the juvenile in the Aarburg juvenile home. The juvenile filed an appeal against this order, which was dismissed by the High Court of the canton of Aargau. The juvenile then appealed to the Federal Court in criminal matters.Considerations
The Federal Court states that in juvenile criminal law, the educational measures are in the foreground and the protection and education of the juvenile is the goal. Protective measures such as precautionary open placement serve crisis intervention and can be ordered if there is an urgent need for protection of the juvenile and immediate intervention is necessary to avert and…