Boy, 14, threatened 'he would be burnt alive' over drug debt

Teenager charged with having €113k work of cannabis for sale or supply at his home

The teenagers's mother told the Children's Court she blamed herself and described other problems with her mental health and her home life over the years. As a result, she said, her son suffered from anxiety and had been trying to help her. Picture: Billy Higgins 

A then 14-year-old Dublin boy charged over a €113,000 cannabis seizure has been sent forward for trial.

The boy, now 15, appeared at the Dublin Children's Court, where prosecutors served him with a book of evidence.