Dublin teen in court docket after vicious mugging of US tourists - Sunday World

Thursday 18th February 2016

one of the most travelers, Ryan Dillon (28), ended up in health facility with wounds to his face and a broken shoulder after he, his female friend and her aged grandmother went sightseeing in Swords.

A 17-yr-old boy, who's in care, appeared at the Dublin little ones's court docket charged with violent disorder with as a minimum two different named men and different unknown americans, and robbery in reference to the incident at Swords city Park on the night of may additionally 2, 2015.

At eight.45pm Boston travelers Elaine Berube (82), her granddaughter Nicole Berube (26) and the younger lady's boyfriend Ryan Dillon went into the park to take photos.

The tourists had arrived in eire earlier that day.

In an overview of the allegations, Garda Keith Delaney noted it changed into alleged that the teenage defendant had been in a bunch who had been consuming within the park.

some of the gang all started to face in with the travelers for the pictures and it was believed that this was to distract them, Gda Delaney noted. some of the gang snatched a digicam bag from them and ran but was chased by way of Mr Dillon, it became alleged.

"The neighborhood became on him and proceeded to assault him and his female friend who tried to come to his tips. A knife was produced by some of the community in the attack," referred to Gda Delaney.

The courtroom heard Mr Dillon suffered facial accidents in addition to a broken shoulder and he required health center medicine. Defence solicitor Gareth Noble put it to the garda that it turned into not counseled his customer had led to the accidents; Gda Delaney stated the youngster become part of the group that attacked the man. The judge noted that the garda turned into alleging there become "general design".

it is alleged that all over the theft €250, a digital camera bag value €50, a lady's purse and contents, a Samsung cellphone and a Go-professional digital camera have been all stolen from Mr Dillon.

The facts turned into given after a preliminary hearing commenced to investigate if the case may still be handled within the juvenile court docket or in its place go ahead to the circuit court, that can impose lengthier sentences. decide O'Connor noted the Director of Public Prosecutions has recommended that the teen may still be tried in the larger court docket.

decide John O'Connor deferred ruling on the subject saying he wanted  CCTV footage that gardai had got to be proven in court. The case resumes in March. The teenager, who become accompanied to courtroom via his social employee and care team of workers, changed into remanded on continuing bail.

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