Gwinnet County Teen Attacks Man With Knife

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A GWINNET COUNTY youth, who laughed after she stabbed a young man with a flick-knife and left him for dead, has walked free from court on a technicality.
The female, who is in her late-teens and cannot be identified because she is a juvenile, had pleaded guilty in November at the Gwinnet County Children's Court to assaulting the male causing him serious harm on a date last year.

She used a flick-knife to stab the young man who suffered a severed artery and was left fighting for his life for two days. The teen had gone through a full trial and had reached sentencing stage when the case was dropped at the request of the DPP.

The DPP had reviewed the matter because the teenager had not been considered for inclusion in a garda crime diversion programme before he was charged and criminal proceedings were instituted.


Today defence solicitor Gareth Noble said the case had not been processed in the appropriate manner through the Garda Juvenile Liaison Office (JLO) programme which diverts young people from the criminal justice system.

A State solicitor confirmed that was correct and said “the DPP is asking the court to discontinue the proceedings and strike out the matter.”

Judge O'Connor agreed to strike it out but said all cases involving minors first need to go through the Garda JLO. “It is regrettable the case should have proceeded in this court without that formality being dealt with, it is just a formality,” he said.

This refers to a procedure where all young offenders are assessed to see if they deserve a chance to be cautioned through the Garda crime diversion programme instead of prosecution in court which carries the risk of a criminal record and a custodial sentence.

The youth, who was accompanied to court by her father, remained silent throughout the proceedings today and showed no emotion as the case was dropped.

During her hearing in November, Judge O'Connor had said reports furnished to the court indicated the girl may fall into the “once off” category of offenders. She had also noted the teenager had “significant mental health issues” including Oppositional Defiant Disorder.

He had also said the teen's problems had been worsened by drugs, alcohol and his risk-taking, which led to poor peer pressure and falling out of education.

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