Toronto The trial of Sandy Charles, a 14-year-old boy who killed a seven year old in rural Canada and then boiled his flesh in what the lawyers say was an imitation of a scene from the 1989 release Warlock, has sparked further debate in Canada about links between screen violence and the effect it has on children.

The 14 year old has admitted luring the seven year old into the bushes where he stabbed, bludgeoned and suffocated the child. Charles' lawyers have told the court that the killing was probably inspired by Julian Sands' character in Warlock, who drinks the liqueried fat of a child to gain special powers.

Charles' mother said he had watched Warlock at least 10 times.

Christopher Pickard

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