Court no-show has eloped.... and mother is looking for him

A teenager accused of burglary has eloped with his girlfriend, a court heard.

The 17-year-old, who is a member of the Travelling community, was due before Judge Bridget Reilly in Tallaght Court.

The teenager, with an address in Rathfarnham is charged with burglary at an address in Rathfarnham on January 6, 2016. Judge Reilly had previously accepted jurisdiction in the case.

The court had heard it will be alleged that at 3.30pm on January 6 last, the gardaí responded to a burglary at a house in Rathfarnham. The teenager and a co-accused allegedly pulled down the CCTV cameras from the front of the house. They then allegedly broke into the house and ransacked every room and made off with €2,500 worth of jewellery.

The teen’s lawyer, George Burns, told Judge Reilly he had not seen his client and the teenager had eloped with his girlfriend and his mother is now out looking for him.

Judge Reilly said the case had been before the courts for some time and the teenager and his parents “have shown a cavalier attitude about this case”. She issued a bench warrant for the teenager’s arrest.