2023-11-23
Attempted murderer on bail for breaking into Conor McGregor's pub when he helped rob delivery driver
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Darcy and his accomplice in the Marble Arch break-in, notorious sex offender Jason Paget (35), were both jailed for four and a half years. He said that Darcy "was under direct pressure because he had accumulated a debt" and that "in a bid to repay that, he was trying to acquire property." Mr Spencer said Darcy was at the "bottom of addiction" and in a "dark place" when he committed the crimes, but that "he is capable of recovery." He said that since entering custody Darcy has tried to better himself, but that "the real test of that will be upon release." Counsel said Darcy "knows that the house of cards will come collapsing down upon him, should he reoffend." The court heard that Darcy is in custody serving a sentence in relation