Three-month sentence for boy, 16, who ran garda over

A 16-year-old Dublin boy who knocked a garda over while speeding on a stolen motorbike has been given a three-month custodial sentence.

Three-month sentence for boy, 16, who ran garda over

The boy admitted driving a stolen motorbike, not having a licence or insurance, escape from lawful custody, dangerous driving as well as a hit-and-run charge in connection with the incident in south Dublin on October 25, 2014.

During a pursuit, the boy had been riding the stolen moped at Mount Tallant Ave when he knocked over Garda Oliver Farrell who was on foot, the Dublin Children’s Court heard.

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