16-year-old pleads guilty to violent disorder in knife trial

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The now 16-year-old accused is on trial before the Central Criminal Court in connection with the production of a knife at a house on Bandon Road, Cork city, on 16 January 2020. He pleaded guilty to violent disorder involving two other people and pleaded not guilty to producing a knife in a manner likely to unlawfully intimidate another person. The proceedings were reported on 8 June 2021.

The defence contention was that two boys from the group had knives, but the defendant did not. The trial was continuing before Mr Justice David Keane and a jury of eight men and four women.