High-speed pursuit teen remanded in custody pending sentence

A 13-year-old Dublin boy, who set fire to a schoolgirl’s hair and later led gardaí on a highly dangerous 40-minute traffic pursuit, was yesterday remanded in custody for a further week pending sentence.

The boy, who is on the educational level of a child aged six, had pleaded guilty at the Children’s Court to driving the stolen car and dangerous driving, at about 4 am on October 25 last.