A prosecution against a young woman, who was arrested for allegedly engaging in prostitution while her mother and six-year-old sister were present, was today struck out by a judge, who described the case as "one of the saddest I have dealt with".

A teenage girl charged with prostitution has been released from Mountjoy Prison after a court heard that she was bullied by other inmates and constantly offered heroin there.

A 17-year-old girl charged with prostitution was remanded back into custody yesterday after a court heard that she had tested positive for heroin use and had gone missing for nearly a week.