A teenager is facing a Circuit Court trial accused of knocking a man unconscious and breaking his jaw with a “hammer-like blow” during an assault in Dublin.
He appeared before Judge Flann Brennan at the Dublin Children’s Court for a preliminary hearing to decide his trial venue. He cannot be named because he is a minor. His friend got into an altercation with the boy who walked past and allegedly made a derogatory comment. The court heard the teen was armed with a broken hurley and the man was dragged to the ground. The man received a number of blows to the face.Photos of the man’s injuries were shown to the judge who also watched CCTV footage of the incident.
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