A 16-year old girl convicted of killing penguins will be sentenced in the East London Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after pleading guilty to charges of malicious damage to property and a contravention of the Animal Protection Act. The girl, who may not be named as she is a minor, confessed to being involved in the killing of nine penguins, two gannets and two pelicans at the East London Aquarium in May this year. A probation officer’s report will be handed in at her hearing. The crimes she has been convicted of carry fines running to as much as R60 000 and/or up to three years imprisonment. The search for other suspects involved in the attack continues. – Sapa