Teen for trial in connection with violent armed robbery

A teenage boy lured two youths into a robbery, held a knife to one of their throats and attacked both of them with a gas cylinder, it was alleged at the Dublin Children's Court heard today.

The 17-year-old boy, who is in care, has been charged with two counts of robbery and assault causing harm, at the Kylemore Road, in south Dublin, on March 11 last.