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Men captured on CCTV wore "similar clothing" to raiders, tiger kidnapping trial hears
Summary
During a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court trial, CCTV footage showed two men entering a service station on the night of a €2.28 million cash‑in‑transit van robbery. Kevin Richardson, aged 13 at the time, testified that the men wore clothing similar to the raiders who later abducted the Richardson family. The accused—Mark Farrelly (46), Christopher Corcoran (70), David Byrne (45) and Niall Byrne (36)—have pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment of Paul Richardson, his wife Marie and their sons Ian (17) and Kevin (13) at their Ashcroft home on 13–14 March 2005, and to robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor. The trial, the fifth time the matter has been heard, includes testimony from the Richardson family, a former Securicor control‑room supervisor, and cross‑examination by defence counsel. The case is set to continue for three months before Judge Melanie Greally and an enlarged jury.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Men captured on CCTV wore "similar clothing" to raiders, tiger kidnapping trial hears. 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 €2.28 million on March 14, 2005. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 13 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 14, 2005 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2018-02-02 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
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 €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Defendant
Charges: robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Defendant
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 €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Defendant
Charges: robbing Paul Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- call from Stepaside Garda Station
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