Dublin teenager detained for dangerous driving and car theft

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The unnamed 16-year-old boy was detained for two years for dangerous driving and car theft at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 10 May 2024. The incidents included high-speed pursuits in suburban Dublin in July and October 2023.

The boy pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and other charges arising from both incidents. The judge backdated the detention to when he first entered custody in Oberstown.