2019-05-29
Six-year sentence for robber who brandished machete at pursuing gardai
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Today Jonathan Donovan was also sentenced to six and half years in prison with the final 18 months suspended after the judge acknowledged that he has a more serious criminal convictions than his nephew. He was on the suspended portion of that sentence, which has since been reactivated, when this robbery was committed.; Judge Melanie Greally had previously adjourned the case having first heard the evidence earlier this month.