A 16-year-old filmed himself as he carried out a sustained and âstomach-churningâ attack on a vulnerable man he had befriended, Dublin Childrenâs Court has heard.
District Court president Judge Paul Daly said the victim, aged in his 60s, was âeffectively a prisoner for three days of this young manâ. The attacks took place at the manâs Dublin 4 home between February 28th and March 1st, 2020.
The accused, who was 15 then, was arrested after his mother found video clips he recorded as he punched and kicked the victim in the head and body 12 or 13 times. The man suffered a bleed on his brain as a result, the court heard.
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Since that time, Judge Paul Kelly of Dublin Childrenâs Court noted the boy, who has been under supervision, was working well with the probation service, according to
Breaking News.
Still, Judge Kelly said he had concerns about the teenâs ongoing cannabis use â he was still consuming about â¬100 ($147) worth of weed each week â and its potential impact on his mental health. He was also not ready to accept the Probation Serviceâs suggestion that supervision was no longer required.
Nothing scientific, but a commenter to Mary Janeâs Diary in 2017 noted that in Ireland, people were paying about â¬25 ($37) per gram of cannabis; a 2015 GrassCity message board comment reported a gram could be had for about â¬10 ($15) or enough for two to three mid-size joints; and a 2018 Reddit post suggested a person should be able to get 3.2 to 3.5 grams for â¬50 ($74).
Boy, 15, is charged with stab murder of mother in IFSC
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a mother of two who died following a stabbing in Dublin’s IFSC.
Urantsetseg Tserendorj, 48, who was originally from Mongolia but had been living in Dublin with her family for a number of years, was rushed to the Mater Hospital following an attack on January 20 last.
The incident happened at 9.30pm near the CHQ building at Custom House Quay as the office cleaner was making her way home from work.
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a mother of two who died following a stabbing in Dublin’s IFSC. Pic: Gareth Chaney/Collins Photos