Boy threw wok of hot food at care worker

A teenager who threw a wok of scalding food over a care worker during an assault at a children’s homehas been spared a custodial sentence.

The 17-year-old was released on supervised probation for the next 12 months but warned by Judge John O’Connor that he would be detained for two years if he broke the terms.

The attack happened after the troubled boy got angry that care workers would not take him out for a drive because of his aggressive behaviour, the Dublin Children’s Court heard.