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€2.2m robbery accused seemed "stressed", doctor tells trial
Summary
During the trial of a €2.28 million Securicor robbery, Dr Kevin John O'Flynn testified that the accused, Niall Byrne (36), appeared stressed when he visited the doctor's practice on the day of the incident, complaining of back pain. The doctor noted Byrne's stress and referred him for a chest x‑ray due to concerns about a collapsed lung. Byrne was prescribed anti‑inflammatory medication and later returned with persistent back pain, attributing it to lifting heavy boxes at work. Byrne, along with Mark Farrelly (47), Christopher Corcoran (70) and David Byrne (45), pleaded not guilty to false imprisonment and robbery of Securicor cash‑in‑transit driver Paul Richardson and his family at their home in Ashcroft, Raheny, on 13–14 March 2005. The trial is proceeding before Judge Melanie Greally with an enlarged jury of fourteen.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: €2.2m robbery accused seemed "stressed", doctor tells trial. Charges or matters: robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005; the false imprisonment of Securicor cash-in-transit driver Paul Richardson and his family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 13 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 14, 2005 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2002 Incident
- March 2005 Incident
- 2018-04-30 Publication
Why: Dr O'Flynn agreed with Seamus Clarke SC, prosecuting, that his colleague referred Niall Byrne for an x-ray because he had shortness of breath and also complained of chest pain. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the false imprisonment of Securicor cash-in-transit driver Paul Richardson and his family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005; robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Accused
Charges: robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Defendant
Charges: the false imprisonment of Securicor cash-in-transit driver Paul Richardson and his family at their home at Ashcroft, Raheny, Dublin, on March 13 and 14, 2005; robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Applicant
Charges: robbing Mr Richardson and Securicor of €2.28 million on March 14, 2005 (Alleged Or Contested)
Plea: Not guilty
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
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