Boy, 14, tried to ram gardaí in stolen car, court hears

A 14-year-old boy driving a stolen car tried to ram gardaí and nearly mowed down pedestrians during a joyride, the Dublin Children’s Court heard yesterday.

The now 15-year-old boy has been charged with unlawfully driving a stolen car, driving without a licence and insurance, and two counts of reckless endangerment of life, in connection with the incident which happened on May 27 last, at Sherrard Avenue, in Dublin.