Mugging accused teens tracked down online

Two teens accused of taking part in a vicious mugging of a woman in Dublin were tracked down by the victim on Facebook, a court heard.

A boy, aged 16, charged with the robbery in Balbriggan on August 30, 2015, appeared at the Dublin Children’s Court .

Garda Kevin Fitzpatrick told Judge John O’Connor the woman, aged 31, was walking through a housing estate when she noticed a small group of teenagers behind her. It would be alleged a girl asked her for a light and tried to grab her handbag as the woman turned around.