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Ross Hutch jailed for robbing pharmacy with bicycle saddle

Date
2019-11-20

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Ross Hutch, 27, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbing €200 from Boles Pharmacy in Drumcondra on 12 April 2019. He entered the shop after noon, wearing an orange jacket and a bicycle saddle, and threatened staff member Catherine Raymond, 70, to hand over cash. Raymond fled, a customer protected her, and Hutch took money from the till. Staff left through a side entrance, activated the alarm, and a customer disarmed Hutch. Hutch was later stopped by Gardaí on his bike, arrested that night, and DNA matched his jacket. He had 73 prior convictions, including firearms possession, endangerment and theft. Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to two‑and‑a‑half years' imprisonment, backdated to the robbery date, citing his early plea, remorse, and difficult family history.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Ross Hutch jailed for robbing pharmacy with bicycle saddle. Charges or matters: robbing €200 from Boles Pharmacy in Drumcondra, on April 12, last. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

April 12 Incident
April 12, 2019 Other
2019-11-20 Publication

Case subjects

Ross Hutch

Defendant

Charges: robbing €200 from Boles Pharmacy in Drumcondra, on April 12, last (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Handing down sentence, Judge Nolan noted that Ms Raymond was extremely frightened by what had happened and was disappointed that Hutch had robbed her. He sentenced Hutch to two-and-a-half years in prison and backdated the sentence to April 12, 2019, when he first went into custody.