No detention sentence for boy who caused girl to fall off Dart platform

A leaked video of the incident was viewed 100m times worldwide, against the wishes of the victim.

A Dart train. File Picture

A teenage boy who pushed his bike at a teenage girl on a Dart station, causing her to fall head-first off the platform and become briefly trapped beside a train, will avoid a detention sentence.

A video of the April 2021 incident at Howth Junction Dart station, which was leaked online, went on to be viewed 100m times worldwide, the victim in the case told Dublin Circuit Criminal Court yesterday in her victim impact statement.