This article is from page 10 of the 2005-09-27 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 10 JPG
A COURT application that a 16-year-old boy currently be- ing detained at St Patrick’s In- stitution in Dublin, be placed in the custody of his parents, has been refused.
The youth, who cannot be named, has pleaded guilty to eight charges, including burglary, larceny, criminal damage and the unauthorised taking of a vehicle, in the Miltown Malbay and Spanish Point areas, between October 2004 and February last.
Earlier this month, he was remanded in custody to St Patrick’s Institution and a probation report was to be carried out. Lisdoonvarna District Court heard last Wednesday that the report was not available.
“It is not my client’s fault that there is no probation re- port here,” said solicitor Jim Finnegan. He said that his client has suffered an injury and that he did not seem to be getting attention for this at St lsu le ay
Judge Joseph Mangan re-
plied, “If you have a prob- lem with the way he is being treated you have one of two options — the Minister for Justice or the High Court.”
The accused boy’s mother said if he was allowed to go home, he would not cause trouble.
“T think he has realised the Seriousness of the matter, having been in St Pat’s for a week. I presume he’d prefer to be at home,” she said.
Judge Mangan remanded the boy in custody, to appear in court again next month.