Case invoving Cork teen ruled too serious for district court level

The judge in the juvenile court of Cork District Court yesterday refused jurisdiction to deal with the case against a teenager accused of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to a two-year-old boy last March.

The judge in the juvenile court of Cork District Court refused jurisdiction to deal with the case against a teenager accused of dangerous driving causing serious bodily harm to a two-year-old boy last March.

Judge Mary Dorgan decided after hearing an outline of the allegations presented by Detective Sergeant Mary Skehan in the case that it was too serious to be dealt with at district court level.