State says cases of three accused of posting pictures of Kriégel murderers should not go to lower court

Two of the defendants are accused of posting photos of the convicted boys on social media, while the third person is accused of also naming the boys on Twitter

The teenagers known as Boys A and B were both convicted of the murder of Ana Kriegel (pictured) following a trial in 2019. File photo: Family Handout/PA

The State has appealed a High Court ruling that quashed a District Court judge's refusal to hear the cases of three people accused of publishing information online identifying the teenage boys who murdered Ana Kriegel in 2018.

The three, who are accused of breaching publication restrictions under the Children Act 2001, won a High Court challenge in July of last year over how a District Court judge refused jurisdiction in the matters.