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19-year-old admits to intentionally causing serious harm to teen
Summary
A 19‑year‑old who had been charged with attempting to murder a teenager in Dublin when he was 17 pleaded guilty before the Central Criminal Court to intentionally causing serious harm to that victim, to making a threat to kill or seriously injure another teenager, and to possessing a knife without lawful authority. The prosecution presented four counts; guilty pleas were entered on three, and a nolle prosequi was entered for the attempted murder charge, meaning the State will not pursue that count. The defendant was originally charged with the attempted murder of a teenage boy at Tymon Lane, Tallaght, on 2 January 2021. He also pleaded guilty to threatening a second teenager at Red Cow Luas Stop, Clondalkin, on 14 April 2021, and to having a knife on him at that time.
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What: Report matter: 19-year-old admits to intentionally causing serious harm to teen. Charges or matters: attempting to murder a teeanger in Dublin city when he was 17, has pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious harm to that victim and making a threat to kill or cause serious injury to another teenager; a number of related charges; intentionally causing serious harm to him at that address on that date; making a threat to kill or cause serious injury to a second teenage boy, intending him to believe that the said threat would be carried out, without lawful excuse, at Red Cow Luas Stop, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on April 14, 2021; having on him a knife which had a blade, or which was sharply pointed, without good reason or lawful authority on the same occasion. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 2, 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 14, 2021 Other
- July 17 Adjournment
- 2023-05-24 Publication
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Accused
Charges: attempting to murder a teeanger in Dublin city when he was 17, has pleaded guilty to intentionally causing serious harm to that victim and making a threat to kill or cause serious injury to another teenager; a number of related charges; intentionally causing serious harm to him at that address on that date; making a threat to kill or cause serious injury to a second teenage boy, intending him to believe that the said threat would be carried out, without lawful excuse, at Red Cow Luas Stop, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 on April 14, 2021; having on him a knife which had a blade, or which was sharply pointed, without good reason or lawful authority on the same occasion (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mr Justice McDermott remanded the teenager in custody until July 17 next, for a sentence hearing and directed the preparation of a probation report, a governor's report and a urine analysis.; Conor Devally SC, defending, said his client was 17 years of age at the time of these events and had been remanded to Cork Prison.
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