Troubled teen to be sent to Swedish therapeutic centre
A 14-year-old boy, who set fire to a room with children in it, has been granted mobility from a Dublin detention centre to allow him leave the country to undergo an assessment for a placement in a Swedish therapeutic care centre.
The troubled teenager, who is facing charges for travelling in a stolen car, assault and a breach of the peace, is being held in custody in Oberstown Boys’ Centre, a detention centre for young criminals because there is presently no suitable care home environment in Ireland in which he could be placed.
