Darren Brennan (30), of Whitechurch Road, Ballyboden, Dublin, was high on magic mushrooms when he was partially captured on CCTV footage approaching the children. He said he saw “two perfect little boys” in the buggy and that he bent down to pat one of them on the head before deciding against it. The court heard Brennan was on anti-psychotic drugs at the time of the incident and had also taken magic mushrooms. Ms Collard said the little boy's entire family have been emotionally affected by what happened. The boy's parents in particular are “full of what-ifs”, she said.

Source: Irish Independent May 18, 2021 15:19 UTC