Anastasia murder: Boy, 13, charged

A boy aged 13 has been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of schoolgirl Anastasia Kriegel, who was found dead last week in a derelict house in Dublin.

The boy, who cannot be named because he is a juvenile, was remanded in custody for a week after he appeared before Judge John O’Connor at a special late sitting of the Dublin Children’s Court last evening. He was neatly dressed in blue jeans, a black and white hoodie, and runners.

The judge warned that any attempt to identify the boy on social media will result in prosecution. There was no indication of how the boy will plead.