Boy remanded as family fails to collect him from court

A 13-year-old boy facing a litany of charges at the Dublin Children’s Court was remanded in custody today because he had no family member to take him home.

The boy pleaded with the court for bail, instructing his solicitor that he had enough money on him to pay for a taxi home. However, Judge Aingeal Ni Chonduin refused his request and said the teen’s parents would be arrested if they were again absent from the proceedings next week.