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Pregnant shopkeeper overpowered would-be robber after he pointed blade at her stomach
Summary
A man pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to the attempted robbery of a flower shop on Aungier Street in Dublin on 26 November 2015. Andrew Cash, aged 26 and of no fixed abode, produced a Stanley blade and pointed it at the pregnant shop owner's stomach during the incident. The woman, noticing Cash appeared to be under the influence of drugs, managed to grab his arm and push and kick him from the premises. The blade was recovered at the scene. Cash was identified through CCTV footage and arrested several months later whilst serving a sentence in Cloverhill prison for another offence. He has 50 previous convictions including burglary, attempted robbery and assault. The defence submitted that the offence was not premeditated and lasted approximately 10 seconds, with Cash reportedly having recently reconnected with his family in Cavan. Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned the case pending a probation report and remanded Cash in custody until sentencing on 21 December 2017, acknowledging the gravity of threatening a pregnant woman with a blade.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Pregnant shopkeeper overpowered would-be robber after he pointed blade at her stomach. Charges or matters: one count of attempted robbery of a shop on Aungier Street in Dublin on November 26, 2015. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- November 26, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 21 Adjournment
- 2017-11-06 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: one count of attempted robbery of a shop on Aungier Street in Dublin on November 26, 2015 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Karen O'Connor adjourned the matter to get a probation report, noting it was a very serious offence in which a blade was held at the stomach of a pregnant woman. "One can only imagine the fear she must have felt at the time," the judge said.
Places mentioned
- Aungier Street
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Cloverhill
- Cloverhill prison
Topics
Burglary Drugs Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft Violent Crime
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