Ireland Seven teenagers remanded on bail over violent disorder at Longford school
On 12 April 2021, a 14-year-old second-year pupil was involved in a dispute outside St Mel's College, Longford, after which seven youths were captured on CCTV running into the school. Gift Osabuehaen, 19, a man, David Nevin, 18, a man, Nikolas Bikar, 18, a man, and Angel Miranda, 18, a man, along with three unnamed juveniles aged 14 to 17, were charged with violent disorder. The six originally charged appeared in court in February and March 2022, where they were granted bail with strict conditions and the case was adjourned. In April 2022, all seven defendants appeared at Longford District Court, where the DPP consented to summary trial and all were remanded on continuing bail to 7 June for probation reports.
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- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In court22 Feb
7 reports - Verdict
- Sentenced
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 14-year-old second-year pupil was involved in a dispute outside St Mel's College, Longford, and seven defendants were captured on CCTV running into the school after the pupil.
- Weapon
- One youth appeared armed with a metal bar, and the school principal tried to wrestle an iron bar from a teenage pupil.
- Where
- The incident took place at St Mel's College, Ballinalee Road, Longford.
- When
- The incident occurred on 12 April 2021.
- Charges
- Gift Osabuehaen, 19, David Nevin, 18, Nikolas Bikar, 18, and Angel Miranda, 18, along with three unnamed juveniles aged 14 to 17, were charged with violent disorder.
- In court
- In February and March 2022, the six originally charged appeared in court, were granted bail with strict conditions including curfew and non-association, and the case was adjourned.
- In April 2022, all seven defendants appeared at Longford District Court, where the DPP consented to summary trial and all were remanded on continuing bail to 7 June for probation reports.
- David Nevin was due back before Longford District Court on 26 April 2022.
- Other details
- Judge Bernadette Owens noted the high volume of violent disorder cases in Longford.
- Three co-accused juveniles under 18 could not be named for legal reasons.
53 statements extracted from the articles
- whatSix teenagers were charged with violent disorder at a secondary school in the midlands. (irishtimes.com)
- whatSix teenagers appeared in court charged with violent disorder at a Longford secondary school (longfordleader.ie)
- whatDavid Nevin, 18, of 8 Camlin Meadows, Farneyhoogan, Longford, was charged (longfordleader.ie)
- whatNikolas Bikar, 18, of 10 Annaly Park, Longford, was charged (longfordleader.ie)
- whatGift Osabuehaen, 19, of 42 Mostrim Oaks, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford, was charged (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThree co-accused juveniles under 18 appeared alongside the named adults and cannot be named for legal reasons (longfordleader.ie)
- whatSix teenagers appeared in court charged with violent disorder at a secondary school in the Midlands (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThree co-accused juveniles under 18 appeared alongside the named adults (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThree juveniles aged 14 to 17 appeared alongside the three named adults (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatA 14-year-old second year pupil was involved in a dispute outside the school. (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe boy and co-accused in the vehicle spotted youths from a rival gang, exited and gave chase. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatThe seven defendants were captured on CCTV running into the school after the pupil. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatDavid Nevin and Nikolas Bikar were the first two suspects identified, and at the time were juveniles. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatAngel Miranda arrived with another juvenile who failed to gain access to the school. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatAnother teenager under 18 emerged seconds later accompanied by Gift Osabuehaen. (offalyexpress.ie)
- whatA PE teacher arrived as one youth appeared armed with a metal bar. (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatThe boy and co-accused in the vehicle spotted youths from the rival gang and gave chase. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatA third-year pupil not before the court became separated from his peers during the altercation. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatSeven defendants were captured on CCTV running into the school after the pupil. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatDavid Nevin and Nikolas Bikar were the first two suspects identified and were juveniles at the time. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whatAngel Miranda arrived later with another juvenile but failed to gain access to the school. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe incident took place at St Mel's College, Longford. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at St Mel's College, Ballinalee Road, Longford (offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on 12 April 2021. (irishtimes.com, leinsterexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred at St Mel's College, Longford, on 12 April 2021 (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- whenThe incident took place on 12 April 2021 (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtJudge Bernadette Owens granted all six accused bail subject to strict conditions. (irishtimes.com)
- courtBail conditions included residing at home address, curfew, providing a mobile phone number, and remaining contactable at all times. (irishtimes.com)
- courtTwo juveniles with addresses outside Longford were ordered to stay out of the county town. (irishtimes.com, offalyexpress.ie)
- courtAll six were ordered to refrain from associating with each other. (irishtimes.com, offalyexpress.ie)
- courtLegal aid was granted to each accused and the case was adjourned until 22 March. (irishtimes.com)
- courtAll six were granted bail subject to strict conditions (longfordleader.ie, offalyexpress.ie)
- courtBail conditions included residing at home address, obeying a curfew, and providing a mobile phone number to gardaí (longfordleader.ie)
- courtThe DPP consented for summary disposal, meaning the matter could be heard at District Court level (longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe case was adjourned until 22 March when jurisdiction is expected to be ruled on (longfordleader.ie)
- courtLegal aid was granted to each of the accused parties (longfordleader.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtBail conditions included residing at home, obeying a curfew, and providing a mobile number to gardaí (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe DPP consented to summary disposal so the matter could be heard at District Court level (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe case was adjourned until 22 March for a jurisdiction ruling (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtLegal aid was granted to each of the accused (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtAll six were granted bail subject to strict conditions including residing at home, obeying a curfew, and providing a mobile phone number to gardai. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe case was adjourned until 22 March 2022 for a jurisdiction ruling. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtThe DPP gave consent for summary disposal at District Court level (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtJudge Bernadette Owens noted the high volume of violent disorder cases in Longford (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtJudge Owens granted all six accused bail with strict conditions (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtBail conditions included residing at home address, curfew, providing a mobile phone number, and remaining contactable (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe case was adjourned until 22 March 2022 for jurisdiction and plea (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtThe DPP gave consent for the case to be dealt with summarily in district court. (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtJudge Owens remanded all six accused on continuing bail to 7 June for probation reports. (offalyexpress.ie, leinsterexpress.ie)
- courtMr Nevin was due back before Longford District Court on 26 April. (offalyexpress.ie)
- courtDavid Nevin was due back before Longford District Court on 26 April. (leinsterexpress.ie)
- otherJudge Owens noted the incident was the latest in a large volume of violent incidents in Longford coming before her court. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThree co-accused juveniles under 18 could not be named for legal reasons. (leinsterexpress.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 13 Apr2022Seven teenagers in court on violent disorder after '60 seconds of madness' at school in Midlands
First court appearance; DPP consented to summary trial in district court; all six named accused remanded on continuing bail to 7 June for probation reports; David Nevin due back before Longford District Court on 26 April 2022.
victim, maleaccused, Gift Osabuehaen, 19, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Gift Osabuehaenaccused, David Nevin, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Nevinaccused, Nikolas Bikar, 18, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikolas Bikaraccused, Angel Miranda, 18, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Angel Mirandaaccused, 14, maleaccusedaccused - 13 Apr2022Seven teenagers in court accused of violent disorder after '60 seconds of madness' at school in Midlands
First court appearance; DPP consented to summary trial; all remanded on continuing bail to 7 June for probation reports, with Nevin due back on 26 April.
accused, Gift Osabuehaen, 19, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Gift Osabuehaenaccused, David Nevin, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Nevinaccused, Nikolas Bikar, 18, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikolas Bikaraccused, Angel Miranda, 18, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Angel Mirandavictim, 14, male - 5 Mar2022Six teenagers appear in court on violent disorder charges at secondary school in Midlands
Earlier court appearance (5 March 2022) where six defendants were granted bail with strict conditions including curfew, residence requirements, and a no-association order; case adjourned to 22 March 2022. Judge Owens noted the disproportionate volume of violent disorder cases in Longford.
suspect, Gift Osabuehaen, 19, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Gift Osabuehaensuspect, David Nevin, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Nevinsuspect, Nikolas Bikar, 18, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikolas Bikarsuspectsuspectsuspect - 23 Feb2022Teenagers in court charged with violent disorder at Midlands school
Reports an earlier court appearance (23 February 2022) for the same St Mel's College violent disorder incident, providing details on bail conditions, the DPP's consent for summary disposal at District Court level, and the adjournment to 22 March 2022 for a jurisdiction ruling.
accused, David Nevin, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Nevinaccused, Nikolas Bikar, 18, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikolas Bikaraccused, Gift Osabuehaen, 19, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Gift Osabuehaenaccusedaccusedaccused - 23 Feb2022Six teenagers appear in court charged with alleged violent disorder at school in the Midlands
Reports the 23 February 2022 court appearance where all six were granted bail with strict conditions (reside at home, curfew, provide mobile number to gardaí). DPP consented to summary disposal. Case adjourned to 22 March 2022 for jurisdiction ruling. Legal aid granted to all accused.
suspect, David Nevin, 18, named, irish (judged from name)David Nevinsuspect, Nikolas Bikar, 18, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikolas Bikarsuspect, Gift Osabuehaen, 19, named, non-irish (judged from name)Gift Osabuehaensuspectsuspectsuspect - 22 Feb2022Six teens appear charged with alleged violent disorder at Longford school
Reports an earlier court appearance (22 February 2022) in the same case, where six teens (not seven) appeared, all were granted bail with strict conditions including curfew and mobile phone contact, and the case was adjourned to 22 March 2022 for a jurisdiction ruling. DPP consented for summary disposal at District Court level.
suspect, David Nevin, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Nevinsuspect, Nikolas Bikar, 18, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikolas Bikarsuspect, Gift Osabuehaen, 19, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Gift Osabuehaensuspectsuspectsuspect - 22 Feb2022Six teenagers charged with violent disorder at Longford secondary school
Earlier court appearance (22 Feb 2022) with six defendants (three named adults and three juveniles); Judge Owens granted bail with strict conditions including curfew, residence at home address, and non-association order; case adjourned to 22 March 2022.
suspect, Gift Osabuehaen, 19, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Gift Osabuehaensuspect, David Nevin, 18, male, named, irish (judged from name)David Nevinsuspect, Nikolas Bikar, 18, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Nikolas Bikarsuspectsuspectsuspect