The High Court has granted permission to a teenager to challenge a decision by a District Court judge
The High Court has granted permission to a teenager to challenge a decision by a District Court judge to sentence him to a suspended prison term because of a lack of approved hostels providing residential settings for minors convicted of crimes.
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named, is taking the action through his father after he was sentenced last July by a Dublin District Court judge who branded the situation a “disgrace”.
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