'I have nothing to say about it', Cork boy, 15, accused of stabbing group of teenagers tells court

Accused bit his nails and clasped his hands behind his head during court appearance by video link

Accused pleaded guilty to engaging in violent disorder, assault causing harm to a young man, assaulting a young woman and production of a knife. Picture: Larry Cummins 

A 15-year-old boy from Cork who only stopped stabbing a young man when a car arrived on the scene appeared on video link for sentencing on Tuesday. The teenager sat with his hands clasped behind his head as the judge and even his own lawyer said it was clear from his appearance he had no insight into his actions.

The youth appeared at Cork Circuit Criminal Court by video link from Oberstown detention centre, variously biting his nails and looking at his fingers, fiddling with the sleeves of his tee-shirt and sitting back with his hands behind his head.