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Robber caught after dropping social welfare receipt near scene

Summary

Amanda Daly, 36, was arrested after dropping a purse containing a social welfare receipt near the scene of a robbery on Summer Street South on 15 April 2015. She pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery of €700 from a taxi driver. Daly, who has no fixed abode and 39 prior convictions for district court offences, was allowed out on bail to attend residential drug treatment. Judge Melanie Greally remanded her in custody with consent to bail on the condition that she stay at the treatment centre for the duration of her rehabilitation, and adjourned the case to 19 January to assess her progress. Her accomplice, Jason Hynes, 43, had earlier received a four‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence for his role. The robbery involved the taxi driver being threatened with a syringe and forced to hand over money, a wallet and keys. Daly was found by Gardai after the purse was dropped and was subsequently arrested.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Robber caught after dropping social welfare receipt near scene. Charges or matters: robbery of €700 from the taxi driver at Summer Street South on April 15, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• April 15, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 19 Adjournment
• 2016-12-05 Publication

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Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence Theft

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