While he was portrayed as a someone with a mental age below 8, i'm not sure 5 years olds do what he did. And judging from the gang he belongs to, the edinburgh young team, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPdzLUJHinw&NR️ ↗, i'd say there is a difference between them and someone that would seek help were the chance offered to him or her (real help, that is).