16-year-old charged with killing teenage boy in Mayo

A 16-year-old youth has been charged with the manslaughter of another teen in a Mayo town on Saturday.

16-year-old charged with killing teenage boy in Mayo

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at a special sitting of Castlebar District Court yesterday afternoon charged in relation to the fatal assault which occurred at Claremount Manor, Knock Road, Claremorris in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The victim, 17-year-old Dovydas Jenkus, was pronounced dead at the scene of the alleged assault, at a garden to the rear of a house in Claremount Manor. The scene was sealed off for a technical examination.

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