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08/07/2008
Boy On Trial Over Alleged Petrol Bombing On Sister's Home
A teenage boy is on trial charged in connection with a petrol-bomb and gun attack on his sister’s home.
The 17-year-old has been charged at the Children's Court with possessing a petrol bomb with intent to cause damage, at his sister’s south west inner city Dublin home, in the early hours of March 16.
The court heard the boy's sister and her husband were in their home, in Drimnagh, when "they were awoken by a large bang".
A garda witness reportedly said: "They looked outside and saw two males in front of their home. It is alleged the accused was one of them."
A downstairs window had been smashed during the incident.
They further discovered that "a petrol bomb had been thrown into the house but failed to ignite."
The teenager, who was accompanied to court by his mother, was granted legal aid and is on bail subject to strict conditions, including a ban on him having any contact with his sister or her husband.
The judge in the case held the incident was too serious to be retained in the Children's Court. An order was then made for the case to be sent to the Circuit Court, which on conviction can impose lengthier sentences.
(DW)
The 17-year-old has been charged at the Children's Court with possessing a petrol bomb with intent to cause damage, at his sister’s south west inner city Dublin home, in the early hours of March 16.
The court heard the boy's sister and her husband were in their home, in Drimnagh, when "they were awoken by a large bang".
A garda witness reportedly said: "They looked outside and saw two males in front of their home. It is alleged the accused was one of them."
A downstairs window had been smashed during the incident.
They further discovered that "a petrol bomb had been thrown into the house but failed to ignite."
The teenager, who was accompanied to court by his mother, was granted legal aid and is on bail subject to strict conditions, including a ban on him having any contact with his sister or her husband.
The judge in the case held the incident was too serious to be retained in the Children's Court. An order was then made for the case to be sent to the Circuit Court, which on conviction can impose lengthier sentences.
(DW)
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