A 17-year-old has been found guilty of murdering schoolboy Alan Higgins at the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today.
He was also found guilty of robbing Mr Higgins's Nokia phone and a sum of cash.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had denied murdering Mr Higgins (17) of Carraroe Avenue in The Donaghies, Donaghmede, on October 13th, 2002, outside the UCI Cinema in Coolock, Dublin.
The jury of eight men and four women returned a unaminous verdict after deliberating for over three hours.
Mr Justice Henry Abbott thanked the jury for their dedication and excused the jury members from service for the next 10 years.
He said the teenager would be remanded in custody until 26th October when he will be sentenced.
