Teen in custody over house raid charge

A teenager, charged over a house raid where a mother allegedly escaped by jumping from an upstairs window clutching her baby, has been remanded in custody.

The boy, aged 16, is one of two youths charged with burglary at an address in Tallaght on June 7. He had been granted bail with several strict conditions, including having to sign on at a Garda station daily, obey a curfew and not associate with another youth.

However, he later skipped court and was picked up in Galway. Judge James Faughnan was told at Dublin Children’s Court that the teen also breached the curfew condition six times.