Irish teenager accused of threatening Guyana president faces fine at most

The family of an Irish teenager charged with threatening to kill the president of Guyana have said they are hopeful the case will be dropped.

Irish teenager accused of threatening Guyana president faces fine at most

The family of an Irish teenager charged with threatening to kill the president of Guyana have said they are hopeful the case will be dropped.

Lawyers for 17-year-old Cillian James Crossan, a volunteer with the British Project Trust aid group, said he was joking when he made the threat during "an alcohol-fuelled conversation" with two of the leader's bodyguards.

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