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Brother of murdered man jailed over drug-fuelled crime spree

Date
2017-04-06

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Amir Essalhi, 32, received a partly suspended four‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence for a drug‑fuelled spree of robberies in west Dublin. He pleaded guilty to six counts of robbery, including three attacks on women in their cars, a pharmacy robbery with a knife, and a tanning salon robbery with a spoon he pretended was a knife. The offences, committed in April and May 2016, were said to fund his heroin addiction. Essalhi's brother was murdered in 2011, an event cited by his defence. Judge Cormac Quinn suspended the last two years of the sentence, ordered victim‑awareness work, and residential drug treatment. The court noted the distress caused to the victims, who suffered injuries and loss of property, most of which was not recovered.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Brother of murdered man jailed over drug-fuelled crime spree. Charges or matters: six counts of robbery during a drug-fuelled crime spree in Clondalkin, west Dublin 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: sentence

When:

May 16, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
April 26 Other
May 12, 2016 Incident
May 16 Incident
May 20, 2016 Other
May 2015 Incident
2017-04-06 Publication

Case subjects

Amir Essalhi

Defendant

Charges: six counts of robbery during a drug-fuelled crime spree in Clondalkin, west Dublin 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 suspended the last two years of a four and a half year sentence.