Teen’s case transferred to children’s court

A teenager charged over a house raid where a mother allegedly escaped by jumping out an upstairs window clutching her baby will not be tried at circuit court level, a judge has ruled.

The 16-year-old boy is one of two youths charged with burglary at an address in Tallaght on June 7 and has been refused bail by the Dublin Children’s Court.

Judge Deirdre Gearty accepted jurisdiction, meaning the case should not be sent forward to the circuit court. She directed the case be transferred to Tallaght’s Children’s Court. The case was adjourned for two weeks to allow for disclosure of prosecution evidence to the boy’s solicitor. The teenager has not yet entered a plea.