Teenager who attacked woman he met on dating app could be freed without supervision, judge says

The defendant was sentenced to 11 years, with a review after five years which was increased by two years, but a recent ruling by the Supreme Court found that a sentencing court does not have jurisdiction to review its own sentences

Lawyers for the Director of Public Prosecutions and for the defendant asked for the matter to be mentioned again on April 4 before the Central Criminal Court. File picture

A judge has raised concerns that an offender who tried to murder a woman he met through a dating app when he was just 15 years old could be released from prison without supervision following a recent Supreme Court decision.

Mr Justice Paul McDermott was referring to the case of a now 23-year-old who pleaded guilty in 2019 to attempting to murder Stephanie Ng on December 23, 2017.