Bench warrant issued for teen facing over 30 charges

A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a recovering teenage heroin addict facing over 30 charges including one for an attempted break-in at the Irish headquarters of the Jesuit Order.

The 17-year-old boy is facing 33 charges, mostly for burglaries, for offences committed over the last year. Among these he faces one charge for possessing a hand-worn “knuckle-duster” weapon and also a flick-knife.