Teen slashed young actor’s face in row over drugs

A young actor was left permanently scarred after a horrific Dublin city centre attack when a teenage boy slashed his face in a row about drugs, a court has heard.

The 16-year-old defendant had been dealing drugs prior to the attack and his temper “flared up” when asked for a refund for selling fake ecstasy tablets, the Dublin Children’s Court was told.

The boy, who cannot be named because he is minor, said “I’m very sorry for what I’ve done” after he was charged with causing serious harm to budding actor Andrew Cusack, aged 21, in the early hours of May 2 at Dame Lane in Dublin.