Troubled boy faces Circuit Criminal Court trial after violent robbery of Luas passenger

A 17-year-old boy has been sent forward for trial over a vicious robbery of a passenger travelling on a Luas tram in Dublin.
The boy appeared at the Dublin Children's Court on Wednesday to be served with a book of evidence. He is charged with assault causing harm, robbery and criminal damage charges arising out of the incident on Aug. 3 last when the Luas was approaching the Blackhorse stop on Davitt Road.