Mock Court Case
Teenagers abandoned…
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Left alone by father and cruel step
mother
Village of Hexville in Salem County.
Decide they need a job to
survive….
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Teens go into a small bake shop where
Hansel claims he is looking for a job in
order to have money to rent a furnished
room.
Bakery Owner: Malvinia Crueller
Famous for her baked gingerbread
houses.
 Dresses like a witch to attract business,
especially children.
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The account of
what happened
next varies…
According to Malvinia…
The teens took candies and cookies off
her gingerbread houses. When she told
them to stop they refused.
 She ordered them out of the shop, but
they refused and started throwing baked
houses on the floor.
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The teens fought her when she tried to
get them to leave. In self-defense,
Malvinia tried to hit them with a baking
pan from the oven. They pushed back
and Malvinia called for help.
 The teens fled the scene before the
neighbors arrived.
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According to Hansel and Gretel…
They admit they did touch the
gingerbread houses, but only to admire
them.
 When Malvinia came after them, one of
the houses was knocked on the floor.
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Malvinia pulled out a large pan from the
oven and tried to push Gretel into the
pan.
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Hansel and Gretel ran from the shop but
realized after running they had no place
to go.
A police car pulled over and the officer
questioned them. They were taken into
custody and were later identified by
Malvinia Crueller.
 They were charged with aggravated
battery, criminal mischief, and petit theft.
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