Teen remanded in custody when family refuse to allow him home
A teenage boy, who was arrested for trespassing in an apartment complex, has been remanded in custody after a court heard his family declined to take him back home.
The 16-year-old boy was brought before the Dublin Children’s Court yesterday (TUE) charged with trespassing at Jervis Place Apartments, in Dublin city-centre, on January 19 last.
Garda Peter Nestor of Store Street station said there was an objection to bail because the teenager could not offer an address.
Judge Catherine Murphy was told that the boy’s family had been contacted “but declined to take him home.”
Judge Murphy told the boy that this was a result of his recent behaviour. “It is because your conduct and behaviour over the last couple of weeks is so bad.”
“You have caused your family such upset and distress,” she said adding that this happened through his association with other youths, whom she added were “not in court to help him now.”
Defence solicitor Michelle Finan said she was seeking time for an alternative address to be found for the boy and it was hoped that his family might reconsider.
Judge Murphy remanded the teen in custody to St Patrick’s Institution with consent to bail until next week.
She told him: “You are going to have to make changes to your lifestyle, changes that do not involve getting into trouble with the gardai. Your family are not going to put up with it anymore.
The boy, who spoke briefly, agreed that that his own behaviour was to blame for his going into custody but added “dunno” when asked what he had to do to change that.
