A JUDGE has issued a bench warrant for a girl facing burglary charges when she was just 13.
The girl, now aged 15, had failed to turn up at Letterkenny District Court to face the charges.
The court heard it was the third time she had failed to appear.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of burglary at an address at Iona Road, Letterkenny, on January 30, 2014.
She is also accused of attempting to break into a vehicle parked at Flanagans’ Furniture Store in Buncrana on January 27, 2014.
She is further charged with theft from a Centra shop on Circular Road, Letterkenny, on February 9, 2014.
She is also charged with handling stolen property at the North West Golf Club, Lisfannon, Buncrana on July 5, 2014.
Defence solicitor Patsy Gallagher said his client had failed to turn up in court and efforts to contact the teenager’s legal guardian had also failed.