Machete accused teen lashed out at gardaí

A drunk 16-year-old boy lashed out at gardaí after he was caught with a concealed machete, the Dublin Children's Court heard today.

The teenager has been charged with possessing the machete knife as an offensive weapon, along with charges for being intoxicated in public and breach of the peace, which allegedly occurred on the night of September 28 last, in Clondalkin, in Dublin.