Teenager suffered catastrophic injuries from hammer blow at arranged fight

Victim could no longer participate in contact sports and may find it difficult to get car insurance because he had suffered a brain injury, court heard

The incident happened in north Dublin last year after the teenage victim met the 16-year-old for a 'straightener' fight, pre-arranged on social media.

A Dublin youth suffered “catastrophic" hammer blows in an arranged fight stemming from a row at a disco.

Two teenage boys, aged 16 and 17, involved in the fight but who did not use the hammer, pleaded guilty to an affray charge at the Dublin Children's Court. Both first-time offenders were spared custodial sentences.