Judge refuses to hear juvenile stabbing case in District Court

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing a motorist who remonstrated over a bottle thrown at his car. The motorist was stabbed just below his ribcage.

Judge Con O’Leary refused to deal with the case and said it was too serious a case for the juvenile court at Cork District Court.

As a result of the judge’s jurisdiction refusal, a book of evidence will be prepared in advance of the case being sent forward for trial by a judge and jury at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.