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| 'Put child drinkers in care' call | 'Put child drinkers in care' call |
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| A senior police officer says children should be taken into care if their parents refuse to take responsibility for their underage drinking. | A senior police officer says children should be taken into care if their parents refuse to take responsibility for their underage drinking. |
| The Chief Constable of Cheshire, Peter Fahy, said: "This should be a child protection issue." | The Chief Constable of Cheshire, Peter Fahy, said: "This should be a child protection issue." |
| Mr Fahy is leading the investigation into the death of Garry Newlove, 47, after youths allegedly attacked him. | Mr Fahy is leading the investigation into the death of Garry Newlove, 47, after youths allegedly attacked him. |
| His comments, a week after the incident, follow a suggestion that the age of consent for alcohol be raised. | His comments, a week after the incident, follow a suggestion that the age of consent for alcohol be raised. |
| Father-of-three Mr Newlove died of his injuries last Sunday in hospital in Warrington and three teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder. | Father-of-three Mr Newlove died of his injuries last Sunday in hospital in Warrington and three teenagers have been taken into custody and charged with murder. |
| Mr Fahy said the nation has been "touched" by the death of Mr Newlove, close to his home and seemingly protecting property from vandalism. | Mr Fahy said the nation has been "touched" by the death of Mr Newlove, close to his home and seemingly protecting property from vandalism. |
| But he continued: "It is also a tragedy that we have four young people charged with murder. | But he continued: "It is also a tragedy that we have four young people charged with murder. |
| "Young people who are drinking are putting themselves in vulnerable positions both in terms of being the victim of crime or committing crime." | "Young people who are drinking are putting themselves in vulnerable positions both in terms of being the victim of crime or committing crime." |
| Mr Fahy claims to have been "amazed" by the public response to his remarks about tightening up alcohol laws, which sparked a major debate. | |
| He suggests a "sanction from the criminal justice system to force some parents to take up the offers of support which we give them to help them deal with their children who have been underage drinking." | He suggests a "sanction from the criminal justice system to force some parents to take up the offers of support which we give them to help them deal with their children who have been underage drinking." |