Limerick boy, 12, attacked by adult couple in case of mistaken identity

Couple wrongly believed the boy had been bullying younger girls, Cork District Court heard

It was alleged the boy was attacked by the couple, in the course of which his phone was robbed.

A 12-year-old Limerick boy was attacked by an adult couple and robbed of his mobile phone in an apparent case of mistaken identity where the couple wrongly believed the boy had been bullying younger girls.

These were the allegations made in the course of a bail hearing.