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TWO 15-year-old boys were “ush- ered down a laneway” in Ennis be- fore one was assaulted and the other had his mobile phone robbed, it has been alleged.
Raymond Constable (21) of O’Malley Park, Southill, Limerick, appeared before Ennis District Court last Friday, accused of robbing a mo- bile phone from one youth and as- saulting another, on April 10 last.
Inspector Tom Kennedy said that
the DPP had directed summary dis- posal of the case in the district court. Judge Joseph Mangan said he needed to make a determination on jurisdic- tion and sought an outline of the al- leged facts.
Inspector Kennedy said that the State would allege that two 15-year old boys were at Kelly’s Corner in Ennis at around 9pm.
He said the two met with the ac- cused and were “ushered down a laneway at the back of Fairways eT Aan
He said that one of the boys had his mobile phone “forcibly taken from him by Mr Constable” while he also had €8 taken from his pocket.
He said the phone, valued at €100, was later recovered but had been damaged.
He said that the other 15-year-old was assaulted by the accused, de- scribing the incident as a “minor as- SPOOL ae
Judge Mangan said he would ac- cept jurisdiction.
Inspector Kennedy told the court
that Mr Constable had previously ap- peared in court in April charged with handling stolen property.
He said that charge was being with- oles Mane
However, when he had _ been charged with that offence, a number of bail conditions had been imposed, including that the accused stay out of SEI
“A breach of that was detected. I’m asking for more stringent bail cond1- tions,’ said Inspector Kennedy.
Defending solicitor Tara Godfrey
said her client admitted he had come to Ennis to visit his mother. She asked the court to take this into con- sideration.
However, Judge Mangan replied, “The charges before the court are very serious charges and it is with some reluctance I’ve accepted juris- diction.”
JS Coir HUG Nat-T MUD MN Nelom-LeCeUIolO MMU: DOL KerG| to visit his mother, he should have in- formed gardai.
He remanded him in custody to re- appear in court later this month.