Dutch court convicts teen after 'Facebook slaying'

A Dutch court has convicted a 15-year-old boy of murdering a teenage girl after she argued with another girl on a social networking site – a case that shocked the Netherlands because of the age of the killer and his victim.

A Dutch court has convicted a 15-year-old boy of murdering a teenage girl after she argued with another girl on a social networking site – a case that shocked the Netherlands because of the age of the killer and his victim.

Arnhem District Court sentenced the youth, identified only as Jinhua K, to one year in prison – the maximum punishment for a minor.

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