Boy, 14, threatened to slit man’s throat, court hears

A then 14-year-old boy armed with a broken bottle threatened to slit a young man’s throat during a false imprisonment and robbery incident on a Dublin street, a court has heard.

It is alleged the 19-year-old man was drunk when he was initially befriended before he was held for 15 minutes by youths armed with a broken bottles, and his bank card was used to withdraw €220 from his account, Dublin Children’s Court was told.

Judge Deirdre Gearty was given an outline of evidence for a jurisdiction ruling — whether the case would stay in the juvenile court or get transferred to the circuit court which has tougher sentencing powers.