Teenager runs from court in attempt to escape gardaí

A teenager jailed for a year for causing damage at a residential unit for troubled youths ran from the juvenile court yesterday and bolted the long corridor to the door of the courthouse in an effort to escape pursuing gardaí.

The escape bid occurred at around 12pm yesterday, seconds after Judge Con O’Leary had imposed a 12-month sentence on the 17-year-old. He fled from the courthouse on Anglesea St, Cork, and sprinted towards the door onto the street.

Two gardaí chased after him. The teenager pushed open the front door, where several other teenagers waiting for their cases were talking and smoking.