Alleged attack teen walks as complainant gets 'cold feet'

A Dublin teenager, who denied attacking and injuring man during a fight in which he allegedly used a bottle as a weapon, has escaped trial because the complainant had “cold feet” and would not come to court.

The 16-year-old boy, who is taking part in a training course, had been charged at the Children's Court with assault causing harm to a man, in Crumlin, in Dublin, on September 12 last.