Judge Judy

The boy, aged 11, told police he had damaged his neighbour's car, but later confessed that he had lied about the incident. He said he made the false claim after the neighbour allegedly stole his basketball, and he admitted this in his statement to the authorities.

Series 21 presents a single episode of a programme that falls within the episode genre. It is listed simply as a programme entry for the twenty‑first series, with no further classification beyond its generic label. The story centres on an eleven‑year‑old boy who becomes involved with the police after an incident with his neighbour. He initially tells officers that he had damaged the neighbour’s car, claiming responsibility for the vandalism. Later, the youngster reverses his earlier statement, admitting that his original claim was false. He explains that his false confession was linked to a dispute in which the neighbour was accused of taking his basketball, prompting him to fabricate the car‑vandalising story. The episode therefore follows the boy’s admission that he lied to the authorities about damaging the vehicle, revealing that his motive stemmed from the alleged theft of his basketball by the neighbour. This confession forms the crux of the narrative, highlighting the boy’s change of story and the circumstances that led him to mislead the police.