Dad says his years of taking heroin and crack affected teenage son who stole car

A teenager avoided getting detained for a car theft after his father made an impassioned plea and told a court that his own years of drug addiction were to blame for his son’s offending.

Dad says his years of taking heroin and crack affected teenage son who stole car

By Tom Tuite

A teenager avoided getting detained for a car theft after his father made an impassioned plea and told a court that his own years of drug addiction were to blame for his son’s offending.

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