Teenage girl recovering from heroin addiction is remanded on bail

A teenage girl who is recovering from heroin addiction said today that her situation was not helped when she was residing in emergency hostel accommodation in Dublin.

The 17-year-old girl is facing a number of charges mostly for thefts and had been remanded in custody on Monday last following her arrest for burglary at which time it emerged that a bench warrant had been issued for her arrest for not attending a previous court appearance.