2024-04-16
Knife-wielding robber who avoided sentencing for eight years wasn't evading arrest, court hears
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Anthony Gaffney (54) pleaded guilty to the 2016 robbery when he was first charged but then failed to turn up for his sentence hearing and has been living "under the radar" ever since, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard today. He was today jailed for 18 months.