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Armed raiders pointed gun at son's head as he had panic attack, father tells tiger kidnap trial
Summary
Paul Richardson, a cash‑in‑transit van driver for Securicor, gave evidence at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on the first day of a retrial for four men accused of kidnapping his family and robbing €2.28 million in March 2005. The accused – Mark Farrelly (46), Christopher Corcoran (70), David Byrne (45) and Niall Byrne (36) – pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment and robbery. Richardson described how armed men in navy boiler suits and balaclavas entered his home on 13 March, forced him and his family into the living room, and threatened his 17‑year‑old son with a handgun while the son suffered a panic attack. The men demanded Richardson collect cash from his van and deliver it to a pub, threatening the family's release. The trial, expected to continue until mid‑April, focuses on proving the four men's involvement in the kidnapping and robbery.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Armed raiders pointed gun at son's head as he had panic attack, father tells tiger kidnap trial. Charges or matters: the false imprisonment of four members of the Richardson family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005; robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor of €2.28m on March 14, 2005. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 13 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 14, 2005 Hearing Or Sentence
- Sunday, March 13, 2005 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-01-30 Publication
Case subjects
Accused
Charges: the false imprisonment of four members of the Richardson family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005; robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor of €2.28m on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Defendant
Charges: robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor of €2.28m on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Accused
Charges: the false imprisonment of four members of the Richardson family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005; robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor of €2.28m on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Defendant
Charges: robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor of €2.28m on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Applicant
Charges: the false imprisonment of four members of the Richardson family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005; robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor of €2.28m on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
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