Boy born an addict detained for travelling in stolen car

A teenage boy, who was born an addict due to his mother's drug problem, has been detained for resisting arrest and travelling in a stolen car.

The 15-year-old pleaded guilty at the Dublin Children's Court to being a passenger in a stolen car, on a date earlier this year. He also admitted resisting arrest in connection with the same incident and smashing a car window on another occasion.