Teen broke into house 15 mins after getting bail

A teenager who broke into a pensioner’s home 15 minutes after his release on bail from a garda station has been jailed for three years by Judge Desmond Hogan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

John Kinlan, aged 19, of Johnstown Gardens, Finglas confronted a 71-year-old man at 4.30am with what turned out to be a toy gun but left the house without injuring the victim or taking anything.