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Man goes on trial accused of kidnapping An Post worker's family and robbing €600k
Summary
Jonathan Gill, aged 35, faced trial in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for kidnapping An Post worker Warren Nawn, his partner Jean Marie Matthews, and their 10‑week‑old baby in August 2011. The State alleged Gill, part of a five‑man gang, held the family hostage in their Drogheda home, threatened them with what appeared to be guns, tied them with cable ties, and moved them to a shed 90 minutes away. Gill pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment and to robbery of €661,125 from An Post. Prosecutor Vincent Heneghan presented evidence of the family watching TV when the abduction began, the use of a pizza box to assault Nawn, and the subsequent forced transport of the family to the shed. The trial, presided over by Judge Elma Sheahan, is expected to last four weeks. The case remains ongoing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Man goes on trial accused of kidnapping An Post worker's family and robbing €600k. Charges or matters: falsely imprisoning Warren Nawn, Jean Marie Matthews and their 10-week-old baby in Drogheda, County Louth between August 1 and August 2, 2011; robbery of €661,125 at An Post, West Street, Drogheda on August 2, 2011. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- August 1 Hearing Or Sentence
- August 2, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-03-08 Publication
Why: 30am the baby became very upset because she needed to be fed. CNI source report
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: falsely imprisoning Warren Nawn, Jean Marie Matthews and their 10-week-old baby in Drogheda, County Louth between August 1 and August 2, 2011; robbery of €661,125 at An Post, West Street, Drogheda on August 2, 2011 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- West Street
Topics
Stage Trial Theft Violent Crime
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