Litany of charges for girl, 15, includes Taser possession

A 15-year-old girl has appeared in a court in Dublin accused of possessing a Taser stun gun.

She is accused of unlawful possession of the weapon which is capable of injuring and incapacitating, in a public place in north Co Dublin on August 30 last. The charge is under the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act.

The girl, who cannot be named, faces a litany of charges and was remanded on bail by Judge John O’Connor at the Dublin Children’s Court yesterday.

The teenager, who was accompanied to court by her mother and her lawyer, must face a preliminary hearing to determine if her case will be retained by the Children’s Court or transferred to the Circuit Court which can impose lengthier sentences.

The girl’s barrister also indicated that guilty pleas could be entered to her other charges and a probation report was sought ahead of her next hearing in April.

These include: producing a knife during an incident in October in north Co Dublin; assault causing harm to a male at a train station nearby; threatening to kill or cause him serious harm, and possessing a metal bar as a weapon on the same date.