Judge says 22-month delay not enough to stop robbery case against 19-year-old

A High Court judge has ruled there was a prosecutorial delay in the case of 19 year old man who was arrested on a suspected robbery offence when he was a child, but only charged last year.

But Mr Justice Garrett Simons dismissed the 19-year-old’s legal challenge aimed at preventing his prosecution on two charges relating to an alleged robbery on a Luas tram and platform in 2017. The judge also directed the prosecution should now go ahead.