Teen robber displayed 'unusual strategy and planning'

The case of a 13-year-old boy, who stole a patient’s handbag as she was being treated in a physiotherapist’s clinic, has been adjourned while the teen is the subject of a psychological and educational assessment in custody.

Judge Bryan Smyth heard at the Dublin Children’s Court today that the teen had been put into the National Remand and Assessment Centre, to allow the assessment to take place. He adjourned the case for a week.