Youth guilty on wounding charge

A Drogheda teenager has been remanded in custody for sentence by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on a wounding charge.

A Drogheda teenager has been remanded in custody for sentence by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on a wounding charge.

The 16 year old pleaded guilty to wounding James O'Brien at West Street, Drogheda, on December 17th 1994. He cannot be named for legal reasons.

Judge Dominic Lynch directed the preparation of a probation report for the sentence hearing on June 12th next.

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