Boy ordered to be returned to hospital to undergo brain scan

The High Court has ordered gardaí to apprehend a 16-year-old boy who had absconded from hospital, bring him back and remain with him until a brain scan is carried out on him.

Felix McEnroy, counsel for the HSE’s Child and Family Agency, told Mr Justice Kevin Cross that the boy was at the high end of disturbed children and had previously suffered a brain injury.

He had undergone a surgical operation and had suffered a very worrying deterioration of his condition. While in care detention, he had started dropping cups, suffering headaches and had developed a problem with his speech and memory.