Judge: HSE has walked away from its responsibilities

A judge has today criticised child protection services saying they “have lost the plot” after hearing that a young boy has been living “home alone” and “committing crime to get money for food”.

Judge: HSE has walked away from its responsibilities

A judge has today criticised child protection services saying they “have lost the plot” after hearing that a young boy has been living “home alone” and “committing crime to get money for food”.

The boy, who is in his mid-teens, appeared at the Dublin Children's Court today charged with attempting to break into a car after he was arrested on last night.

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