South Dublin schoolboy remanded over hammer assault

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A south Dublin schoolboy was remanded in custody at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 26 May 2016 after pleading guilty to assault causing harm.

The assault happened in Blackrock, where the boy struck another teenager with a hammer during a dispute over a €50 cannabis deal.

The victim suffered a fractured skull and bleeding to the brain. Judge Martin Nolan said the attack was grossly reprehensible and remanded the boy until Monday while considering sentence.