Charlene Curran sentenced for Dublin robbery

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Charlene Curran was sentenced for robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, with the outcome reported on 7 November 2017. She received two and a half years in prison, with the final 18 months suspended on condition that she co-operate with the Probation Services. The robbery occurred on Essex Quay, Dublin, where a woman was attacked while holding her phone.

The court heard that Curran pleaded guilty after the victim was thrown across the road, punched and had her phone taken. Garda Ian Lawlor used tracking software on his phone to locate the suspect near Heuston station, where the victim identified her.