Boy broke into house to rob children’s piggy-bank money

A 15-year-old caught hiding under a bed after he tried to take children’s piggy-bank money from a house has been given a two-month sentence.

Boy broke into house to rob children’s piggy-bank money

The boy pleaded guilty to burglary in connection with a break-in at a south Dublin family’s home, on a date in January last year, when he was aged 13.

The Dublin Children’s Court had sought a probation report to see if he was suitable for taking part in restorative justice activities to divert him from crime.

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