Teen accused in Cameron Blair case 'a pariah' in community, court hears

Boy's family have had to 'swap' homes with grandparents 'to keep him out of trouble', trial told, as defendant remanded on continuing bail until Friday 

Kathy and Noel Blair, parents of the late Cameron Blair, leaving the Criminal Courts of Justice earlier in the trial. File picture: Collins Courts

A teenage boy who committed violent disorder outside a house party in Cork City, where 20-year-old college student Cameron Blair was murdered, has become "a pariah" in his community, the Central Criminal Court was told today.

The court also heard during today's sentence hearing that the incident has had a "monumental effect" on the now 16-year-old accused, who cannot be named because he is a minor. His family have had to "swap" homes with the boy's grandparents "to keep him out of trouble".