Girl who stole €13 worth of toiletries is put into care

A 15-year-old girl, who spent four months in a detention centre for theft of €13 worth of toiletries, has been released from custody to commence a placement in a children’s care unit.

At the Dublin Children’s Court Judge Aingeal Ni Chonduin struck out the charge against the troubled girl. She released the girl, who has been held in custody in Oberstown Girls’ Centre since February, after hearing a care home had been found for her.