Teenager charged over Dublin attack has bail revoked

A 16-year-old male charged with attacking a young man and leaving him with serious facial injuries during an incident in Dublin last week has had his bail revoked.

The teenager, who cannot be named because he is minor, was granted bail on Friday with strict conditions including a ban on going to Dublin city centre.

However, he was arrested there again within hours of his release for possessing a knife.

The teenager was originally charged with assault causing harm to Andrew Cusack (21) following the alleged incident in the early hours of May 2nd at Dame Lane. Mr Cusack is the son of Prof Stephen Cusack, an expert on emergency medicine at University College Cork.

At Dublin children’s Court on Tuesday, Judge John O’Connor remanded the teenager in custody to appear again next week.

Curfew

The teenager, who was accompanied to court by his mother, had been ordered to stay out of Dublin 1 and Dublin 2 areas, to reside at his family home and observe a curfew there from 9pm to 8am daily, sign on three days a week at his local Garda station and to “abstain from alcohol and non prescribed medication”.

He had told the judge he understood the terms. A decision will be made next month as to whether he will be readmitted to bail.

Judge O’Connor has made an order for disclosure of prosecution evidence to the defence which is to include medical reports. The garda has said he would be comply and that “there is an awful lot of CCTV as well”.

The boy has not yet entered a plea to the charge. Directions from the DPP are required and a decision has yet to be made as to whether the case will remain the Children’s Court or instead be sent forward to the Circuit Court, which has tougher sentencing powers.