Trials ordered for 10 accused of naming juvenile murderers

Director of Public Prosecutions has agreed that 10 people will face Circuit Court trial for sharing the identities of two boys convicted of murder

The six men and four women are accused of breaking the anonymity rule by illegally sharing images or naming two boys on Facebook and Twitter. Picture: Pexels

THE Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has agreed that 10 people will face Circuit Court trial for sharing the identities of two boys convicted of murder.

The boys were juveniles and have the legal right to anonymity. They had been convicted of the murder of a teenage girl who cannot be named either.