18-year-old charged with murdering Michaela
Byrne was charged with murdering the 12-year-old in Porterstown, where Michaela lived, in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The brief hearing in the Dublin District Court before Judge Patrick Clyne, heard Byrne made no reply when he was charged at Blanchardstown Garda Station with Michaela’s murder.
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