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Cash-in-transit driver recalls collapsing after armed gang released wife and sons
Summary
During the second day of the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, Paul Richardson, a Securicor cash‑in‑transit van driver, recounted how he collapsed on the road after learning that an armed gang had released his wife and sons. Richardson said the gang had burst into his home on the evening of 13 March 2005, taken his family, and instructed him to continue his work the next day while they monitored him by phone. He described receiving aggressive calls, being told to drive to the Anglers Rest pub to deposit €2.28 million, and being pressured to keep moving. After the gang announced the family's release, Richardson felt severe chest pains and fainted, falling from the van onto the road. He was later taken to Mullingar hospital by ambulance. The trial involves four men—Mark Farrelly, Christopher Corcoran, David Byrne, and Niall Byrne—who pleaded not guilty to kidnapping and robbery charges.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Cash-in-transit driver recalls collapsing after armed gang released wife and sons. 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 Other
- 2018-01-31 Publication
Why: He said the two co-workers agreed to go along with the gang's instructions because they had his wife Marie and their boys. CNI source report
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
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Mullingar
- Mullingar hospital
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