High Court extends detention of 'most vulnerable child'

The High Court has further extended the detention of a 14-year-old boy with a history of violence and inappropriate sexualised behaviour who has been at a special care facility for children since the weekend pending his proposed transfer to a special unit in Scotland.

The HSE is making arrangements to transfer the teen to a specialised secure unit in Scotland because it has both the facilities and staff that can cater to the boy's particular needs. A social worker has described the teen, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, as the "most vulnerable child" he has ever worked with.