A judge’s order for a girl to be psychologically assessed after she was charged in connection with the fatal assault of Scarlett Faulkner, has yet to be carried out seven weeks after the order was made, a court has heard.
The 16-year old accused is charged with assault causing serious harm to Faulkner (29) at the R494 road, Birdhill, Co Tipperary, on March 21st.
A Nenagh District Court today Judge Marie Keane said she had made an order on April 1st that a psychological assessment be carried out in respect of the accused girl.
The accused girl appeared before the court via video-link, accompanied by staff at a youth-detention centre.
Sgt Adrian Whelan, of Nenagh Garda station, said a Garda investigation file in respect of the girl’s alleged involvement in an assault on Faulkner had been forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).
