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Former Trinity student robbed same shop three times in on week

Date
2018-01-25

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Wesley Preston, 40, of Tulla House, Clarehall, Dublin, was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for carrying out three robberies and three attempted robberies at The Village Discount Store in Coolock between 3 and 8 December 2016. He stole a total of €450 in cash, using a knife and threatening employees with a steak knife or a Stanley blade. During one incident he fought with a customer and was involved in a scuffle. Preston also attempted to rob Martin's Pub in Clonshaugh, a KFC outlet at the Northside Shopping Centre, and a Spar shop on Tonlegee Road, but fled each time when staff raised the alarm. The judge, Martin Nolan, suspended the final year of the sentence, credited Preston for his efforts to reform, and noted that the robberies were not the most serious offences.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Former Trinity student robbed same shop three times in on week. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

December 3 Hearing Or Sentence
December 8, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
December 7, 2016 Other
2018-01-25 Publication

Case subjects

Wesley Preston

Defendant

Outcome: Judge Martin Nolan suspended the final year of the sentence and gave credit to Preston for his efforts to reform himself, acknowledging that the robberies were not "the most serious".