A 16-year-old boy has appeared before the Children's Court in Dublin this evening charged with the murder of a 20-year-old man in the city last Wednesday night.
Glen Osbourne, from Taafe Place in Ballybough, died after he was stabbed in the upper body on Wednesday night in the internal car park at the Ballybough House flats complex.
The teenager was granted free legal aid and remanded in custody for a week.
He was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning and questioned over the past two days at Mountjoy Garda Station.
Following consultations with the Director of Public Prosecutions, the boy was charged this afternoon with the murder of Mr Osbourne.
Detective Sergeant Ken Hoare gave evidence of arrest, charge and caution.
He told the court he arrested the boy at 4.38pm at Mountjoy Garda station and he made no reply when charged in the presence of his mother.
Defence solicitor Brian Keenan told the court that the boy was 16 and facing a charge of murder, the most serious charge and he had significant concerns for the boy's mental health.
Judge Brendan Toal recommended that the boy be assessed in Oberstown Detention Centre and that the report be shared with the defence.
The judge said he had no jurisdiction to release the boy on bail, but granted him free legal aid and remanded him in detention to appear again at the Children's Court next week.
The boy's mother, grandparents and aunt were in court for the brief hearing and hugged the boy before he was led away.
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