Cork teenager who threatened to kill woman told by judge to sort out his drug and anger issues

Judge Carroll told the youth that he has great potential but she said: 'You need structure, you need routine.'

Addressing the teenager directly, Judge Joanne Carroll said: 'No matter what struggles you have, you cannot headbutt your mother, you cannot threaten her in any way. Do you understand? And if you do, I will have no option but to send you back to Oberstown.' File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

A teenager facing a charge of threatening to kill or injure a woman has been urged by a district court judge to tackle his cannabis use and anger issues.

Addressing him directly, Judge Joanne Carroll said: “No matter what struggles you have, you cannot headbutt your mother, you cannot threaten her in any way. Do you understand? And if you do, I will have no option but to send you back to Oberstown.”