Teen arrested in relation to hijacking is served with book of evidence

A 17-year-old boy arrested in relation to a violent hijacking and attack of a man who had been sleeping in his car while parked in Dublin city centre was served with a book of evidence today.

The west Dublin boy had been charged at the Children’s Court with assault causing harm and seizing control of a vehicle, on Victoria Quay, on May 26 last. The victim had been asleep in his car when a group of youths attacked him, Judge Bryan Smyth was told.