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Woman left dangling from getaway car after tackling robber
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Tony Carrick, aged 41, received a partially suspended sentence for robbing Aoife O'Reilly at a Finglas petrol station. Carrick demanded the time, seized her wallet, and fled in a car. O'Reilly chased him, ending half inside and half outside the vehicle. The driver shouted threats and punched her, while Carrick threatened to kill her if she left. The driver drove 200 yards with O'Reilly's legs dangling, then forced her out and left. Carrick, already serving a five‑and‑a‑half‑year term for burglaries and an attempted car‑jacking, pleaded guilty to robbery and endangerment on 13 December 2016. Judge Karen O'Connor added the new sentence to run consecutively, bringing his total to eight years, with the final two‑and‑a‑half years suspended. The driver involved in both incidents is now deceased. Carrick's 110 prior convictions include assault, burglary, robbery and unlawful possession of ammunition.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Woman left dangling from getaway car after tackling robber. Charges or matters: robbery and endangerment on December 13, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 13, 2016 Incident
- December 2016 Other
- 2019-01-18 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: robbery and endangerment on December 13, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Tony Carrick (41) was given a partially suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after he admitted robbing Aoife O'Reilly as she was standing in line for a coffee at a petrol station in Finglas, north Dublin. Today Judge Karen O'Connor directed that the sentence for these latest crimes run consecutive to this sentence, as Carrick was out on bail for the earlier crimes when he offended again.
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Topics
Burglary Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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