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Boy (13) committed violent muggings to feed €1k per day drug habit, court told
Summary
A 13‑year‑old boy, now 16, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing harm, production of a bicycle pump during an assault, two robberies and two attempted robberies on 20 October 2019. He had 24 prior convictions for burglary and robbery, all committed to fund a drug addiction that began when he was 12. The boy, born addicted to heroin and raised by his grandmother and aunts, began abusing cocaine and tablets after a traumatic encounter with his biological mother at age 12. He was said to spend €1,000 per day on drugs. The court sentenced him to 18 months' detention, backdated to January 2021 when he was first remanded in Oberstown. The case involved a violent mugging of teenagers at Na Fianna GAA grounds in Drumcondra, where a victim was struck with a bicycle pump, left with bruising, swelling, a black eye and leg bruises. Photographs and a medical report were presented.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Boy (13) committed violent muggings to feed €1k per day drug habit, court told. Charges or matters: assault causing harm, production of a bicycle pump during the course of an assault, two robberies and two attempted robberies on October 20, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 20, 2019 Adjournment
- January 2021 Adjournment
- 2022-07-20 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: assault causing harm, production of a bicycle pump during the course of an assault, two robberies and two attempted robberies on October 20, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He was sentenced today to 18 months detention. He sentenced him to 18 months detention which he backdated to January 2021, when the teenager was first remanded in Oberstown.; He sentenced him to 18 months detention which he backdated to January 2021, when the teenager was first remanded in Oberstown.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Temple Street
- Temple Street Children's Hospital
Topics
Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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