17-year-old receives deferred detention for car robbery

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A 17-year-old received a three-year detention sentence deferred for one year for robbery of a vehicle at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. The proceedings were reported on 5 May 2021. The teenager pleaded guilty. Judge Martin Nolan ordered a probation report and adjourned the case to 5 May 2022, saying the sentence would be suspended if the report was favourable. The robbery occurred at Sallynoggin, County Dublin, on 9 February 2020. The teenager cannot be named for legal reasons.