Judge calls for progress in teen 'mystery tour' case

A 16-year-old’s bundle of 27 charges was today compared to a “mystery tour” by a judge who insisted that progress was needed in the case in which pleas had not been entered despite several court appearances.

The Dublin Children’s Court heard that the boy is facing charges for public order, motoring theft, thefts from shops and a robbery charge while armed with a corkscrew, allegedly committed over the last year. Some 22 gardaí have brought charges against him.