Teenager who displays 'very disturbing' behaviour placed in secure care unit

A High Court judge has granted a special care order to The Child and Family Agency allowing it to place a 15-year-old boy who displays high risk behaviour and spits at members of the public to be kept in a secure care unit.

Mr Justice Max Barrett was told the boy has a history of starting fires and has also engaged in spitting at people, including a garda. The teenager has also gone missing from his hostel accommodation and not returned until the early hours despite regulations in place during the Covid-19 pandemic.