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Serial offender jailed for robbing two shops in 24 hours

Summary

Anthony Ward, 27, was sentenced to five years in prison, with the final 18 months suspended on condition of compliance with the Probation Service, after pleading guilty to two robberies in Santry in April 2018. Ward, who had 125 previous convictions, robbed a Spar shop on Shanowen Road at 12:40 pm, taking €250 and threatening the shop assistant with a knife. The next morning he entered a Maxol Service Station on Swords Road, demanding money and taking the assistant's wallet; a struggle left the assistant with two cut fingers. Gardaí identified Ward via CCTV and arrested him after a vehicle stop. Ward's lawyer noted his long‑standing drug problems, early guilty plea, remorse, and supportive pregnant partner, while the judge highlighted his difficult prison experience and respectable background in structuring a rehabilitative sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Serial offender jailed for robbing two shops in 24 hours. Charges or matters: two robberies in Santry in April 2018; assaulting a shop assistant. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• April 2018 Other
• April 10, 2018 Other
• 2018-07-12 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence

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