A then 13-year-old schoolgirl accused of spending thousands of euro in a shopping spree in Dublin using stolen bank cards wants to become a garda or to study criminology, a court has heard.
The girl, now aged 15, faces charges at Dublin Children’s Court for thefts, attempted thefts and possessing stolen bank cards last year.
The teen, who cannot be named because she is a minor, will face a series of hearings in July after witness availability caused a delay.
Earlier, the defence successfully argued for the juvenile court to accept jurisdiction despite recommendations by the DPP that the case should be sent to the circuit court, which has tougher sentencing powers.