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Robber raided tanning salon while armed with spoon
Summary
Amir Essalhi, 32, pleaded guilty to six counts of robbery in a drug‑fuelled spree in Clondalkin during April and May last year, after a series of attacks on women in west Dublin. He targeted three women in their cars, a pharmacy, and a tanning salon, using a knife, a spoon he pretended was a knife, and a kitchen knife. Essalhi also admitted to robbing a woman's handbag in May 2015. The court heard that he carried out the offences to feed his heroin addiction, and that his brother had been murdered in 2011. He was remanded in custody until sentencing, with a probation report ordered and the matter adjourned to April 6 for full defence submissions. Victim impact statements were presented, and most stolen property was not recovered. The case was heard in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Robber raided tanning salon while armed with spoon. Charges or matters: six counts of robbery during a drug-fuelled crime spree in Clondalkin in April and May last year; robbing a woman's handbag in Clondalkin on May 16, 2015; robbing a woman's handbag in May 2015. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- May 16, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- April 6 Adjournment
- April 26 Adjournment
- May 12, 2016 Incident
- May 16 Incident
- May 20, 2016 Other
- May 2015 Incident
- 2017-01-31 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: six counts of robbery during a drug-fuelled crime spree in Clondalkin in April and May last year; robbing a woman's handbag in Clondalkin on May 16, 2015; robbing a woman's handbag in May 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Cormac Quinn ordered a probation report for Essalhi and adjourned the matter to April 6, when full defence submissions will be heard.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Old Nangor Road
- Old Nangor Road
Topics
Drugs Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft
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