‘Phone snatch’ teen kept in custody

A 14-year-old boy, who allegedly injured a woman during a phone snatch in Dublin, has been refused bail.

The teenager appeared at the Dublin Children’s Court yesterday following his arrest on Wednesday for robbing a woman at Vincent Street West.

Detective Garda Laura O’Brien objected to bail being granted to the boy, who was accompanied to court by his mother. Det Garda O’Brien said the robbery is alleged to have happened at about 1.40pm when the woman was on her mobile phone.