DPP to decide mildly autistic boy's fitness to plea

The case of a mildly autistic 12-year-old boy who is unable to give legal instructions to his solicitor has been adjourned pending a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on whether or not the prosecution will be dropped.

The west Dublin boy is facing a charge at the Dublin Children’s Court for trespassing at the Cherry Orchard Community Centre in Ballyfermot, Dublin, on May 8 last, when was aged 11.