DPP considers murder charge against teen

The Director of Public Prosecutions is considering a murder charge in the case of a teenager accused of killing a man in September, the Dublin Children’s Court heard today.

The 17-year-old boy, who is from Tallaght and cannot be named for legal reasons, had previously been charged with the unlawful killing of Mr James Burke, a 21-year-old Londoner, on September 23 last, at Quarryville, west Dublin.