Press Photograph of George Kirrin in the Black Maria After the End of the Trial

The Judge told the Court that he would like to be lenient with George Kirrin because of his youth, but the charges were serious and Kirrin had known and understood the gravity of what he was doing. George was sentenced to five years, most of which would be served in Borstal. Incredibly, the Court had accepted without question George's sworn statement that he was a boy.