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The youth, who cannot be identified because he is a juvenile, appeared at the Dublin Children’s Court today after gardaí received directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). He is charged with engaging in a riot under section 14 of the Public Order Act, punishable by a ten-year sentence. Furthermore, he faces four counts of burglary pursuant to section 12 of the Theft and Fraud Act. They involved allegations of trespassing and theft at the Footlocker, Asics, Lifestyle Sports, and Guud cafe on O’Connell Street on 23 November 2023. There had been large-scale disorder on that date in response to a knife attack on young children. Garda Brian Kenny told Judge Paul Kelly, the District Court president, that the boy made no reply when charged today. There was no objection to bail, subject to conditions agreed with the defence. Judge Kelly noted that the DPP has recommended that the boy’s case be sent forward to the Circuit Court, which can, on conviction, impose greater sentences. Advertisement However, because he is a juvenile, the defence can make an argument, under section 75 of the Children Act, that the boy is suitable to be tried in the Children’s Court. That legislation allows the judge to consider accepting jurisdiction by taking into account a juvenile defendant’s age, level of maturity, or other factors deemed relevant to the proceedings. No plea was indicated. Judge Kelly adjourned the case until a date in November to hold a preliminary hearing to rule on the trial venue issue. Disclosure of evidence was ordered; however, Garda Kenny said there may not be enough time to furnish copies of the 70 prosecution witness statements. The boy’s solicitor, Aonghus McCarthy, told Judge Kelly that he appreciated it was a large-scale investigation, but he believed that his client was implicated by CCTV footage. The garda agreed that the boy was identified from video evidence about a year after the incidents. McCarthy submitted that it would not be necessary to provide all the statements, and the preliminary hearing could proceed by playing the CCTV footage. Remanding the boy on bail, Judge Kelly informed him that his bail terms state he must remain contactable by phone, stay out of parts of the city-centre, obey a 9pm-to-6am curfew, and notify of any address change. He was also ordered not to attend protests after the defence agreed to forgo a possible constitutional objection to that condition. Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Teen charged with looting Footlocker, Asics and Lifestyle Sports shops during 2023 Dublin riots”. 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