Teen who used vice grips in 'shocking' unprovoked Luas assault on ...

A teenager who used a vice grip in a “frenzied manner” during a “shocking” and unprovoked assault on a student travelling on a Luas has been detained for 28 months.

The 17-year-old Dublin boy, who can't be named for legal reasons, was sent forward to Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on signed pleas from the District Court after pleading guilty to one count of assault causing harm and one count of production of a vice grip on December 5, 2022 on a Luas.