Boy who began using cannabis at 13 admits Christmas Eve theft he scarcely remembers

A youth, who began abusing cannabis at the age of 13 and picked up 25 criminal convictions, is to be sentenced in June for a theft he can barely remember.

The 16-year-old boy, who was already serving a sentence for a litany of crimes including a vicious robbery, pleaded guilty to theft at Park Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin, which happened between 12.30am and 11.30am on December 24, 2017.