Representatives of Twitter and Facebook will appear in court today after it emerged social media users had identified the 14-year-old killers of Ana Kriegel.
The trial judge made an order preventing the pair being named, while a provision under the Children Act prohibits the identification of minors accused or convicted of a criminal offence.
A judge at the Central Criminal Court yesterday warned it is an offence to publish anything identifying Boy A and Boy B and anyone who does will be “treated in the most serious fashion”.
DPP lawyer Brendan Grehan raised a concern with Justice Michael White seeking an order for Facebook and Twitter to remove from their platforms any material identifying the boys.
Agreeing to the request, Mr Justice White issued a “trenchant warning” to any individual who decides to try to identify the boys, saying they will be subject to a contempt of court application.
He also made an order for Facebook and Twitter to appear in court this morning in relation to contempt of court proceedings issued against them.
