Teenager before Kerry court to face criminal damage and cannabis possession charges
The KerrymanA teenager in custody attended Tralee District Court in person on Wednesday to face charges of criminal damage and a charge for possession of a controlled drug.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been in custody at Oberstown Children Detention Campus, a facility in Dublin for children aged 10 to 17.
He sat by his grandmother and was permitted to translate for her.
It was alleged he smashed a front patio door at Marian Park, Tralee at 3.15am on June 10. The court heard the woman who lived in the house came downstairs to find her front patio door broken. It is alleged that her grandson owed money to the defendant.
Judge David Waters asked if allegations related to earlier charges.
Sergeant Detective Chris Manton said it had a “similar vein” but was “independent in and of itself”.
The teenager was also charged with criminal damage for breaking a mobile phone valued at €1,000 on March 9 and for possession of cannabis on August 25 at Clonmore Grove, Ballymullen, Tralee.
The defendant will remain in custody and appear by video link on November 26.