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Tiger kidnapper gets 18 years
Summary
A man from Cootehill, County Cavan, has been sentenced to eighteen years imprisonment following his conviction on multiple charges related to a tiger kidnapping at a post office in north Dublin. Paschal Kelly, aged fifty-three, was convicted of false imprisonment, robbery, threatening to kill, and possession of a stolen vehicle. The offences occurred on 25 September 2014, when Kelly and two accomplices entered the home of a postmistress in Malahide, bound three women with cable ties, and transported them to Bayside Post Office in Sutton. During the incident, Kelly threatened to set the women alight. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Karen O'Connor commended the three women for their courage and resourcefulness, noting that one victim's quick thinking enabled gardaí to intervene and recover approximately €92,000. The judge found the offence premeditated and aggravated by the violation of the home, use of firearms, and threats made. Kelly's conviction followed a nine-week trial. Credit for time already served in custody has been applied to the sentence.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Tiger kidnapper gets 18 years. Charges or matters: trespass and false imprisonment Ms Lawlor, her daughter Emma Carter and student Gabriella Saisa; possession of a stolen vehicle, all on the same date. Procedural stage: sentence. Findings: Convicted
When:
- September 25, 2014 Other
- March 2015 Incident
- 2019-02-01 Publication
Why: She noted too how Ms Carter had tried to delay leaving the house because she thought her screaming might have alerted the gardaí. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: trespass and false imprisonment Ms Lawlor, her daughter Emma Carter and student Gabriella Saisa; possession of a stolen vehicle, all on the same date (Proven)
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; A man has been jailed for 18 years for a tiger kidnapping at a post office during which three women were tied up and abducted. In March 2015 he was sentenced for threatening to kill a Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) officer and failure to provide tax returns.
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