Teenager sentenced to 11 years for attempted murder

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A teenage boy was sentenced to 11 years for attempted murder at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 4 November 2019.

The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, pleaded guilty to attempting to murder a woman at Sea Front, Queen’s Road, Dún Laoghaire, on 23 December 2017.

He attacked the woman after meeting her through the Whisper social media app, choking her unconscious before slashing her neck with a knife.

The sentence was backdated to his custody and will be reviewed in 2023, when a judge may suspend some or all of the balance.