The Court noted that, despite the fact that the applicant had been subjected to treatment of sufficient severity to fall within the scope of article 3, the jury had acquitted his stepfather, who had administered the treatment.
El Tribunal consideró que, pese a que el solicitante había sido sometido a un trato suficientemente severo para entrar en el ámbito del artículo 3, el jurado había absuelto al padrastro causante de dicho trato.