That should be the first question, but with our justice system?
If we had a functional system, it would be possible to have competent psychologists/psychiatrists spend time learning whether this child is acting out due to chronic abuse – and then prescribe long term intensive in-patient therapy – or was born without a conscience and thus the needs of society to be protected should take precedence, but we don’t. Two children’s lives permanently damaged, and we as a society have no way of competently dealing with it.
