Boy, 14, who went on €11k robbery spree released from detention after promise to judge

The boy previously pleaded to breaking into a hairdressing salon, a community centre, a GAA club, an electrical shop, a leisure centre, two casinos, a petrol station, three supermarkets, a baby shop, a hotel, a painting and decorating shop and a cafe. File image.

A 14-year-old boy who went on an €11,000 robbery spree has been released from a detention centre after he told a judge he would not steal again.

The boy, who cannot be named, appeared at Letterkenny District Court in Co Donegal charged with 25 offences.