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11 years for robber who left shopkeeper with life-changing injuries after hammer attack
Summary
A man has been sentenced to eleven years imprisonment following a hammer attack on a shopkeeper in Dublin in March 2017. John McKeon, aged 31 and with an address in Strokestown, County Longford, was convicted by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court of robbery, attempted robbery and assault causing serious harm. He and his cousin targeted Tansey's Newsagent on Fitzmaurice Road, Finglas, where McKeon struck the shopkeeper three times to the head with a claw hammer, causing severe traumatic brain injury. The victim, who remains in recovery, was the sole carer for his blind wife and three children. Judge Patricia Ryan imposed a sentence of twelve-and-a-half years with the final eighteen months suspended. McKeon's cousin, Daryl McKeon, was previously jailed for seven years in connection with the same incident. Daryl McKeon pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 11 years for robber who left shopkeeper with life-changing injuries after hammer attack. Charges or matters: the same charges and was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Melanie Greally. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 18 March 2017 Incident
- February 2018 Adjournment
- 2019-12-13 Publication
Why: In CCTV footage of the incident Daryl McKeon can be seen stepping over the unconscious body of Mr Tansey in order to try and open the cash register. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: the same charges and was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years with the final 18 months suspended by Judge Melanie Greally (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Daryl McKeon, of North Cumberland Street, Dublin was jailed for seven years.; Judge Ryan had previously adjourned sentencing in John McKeon's case for a week after hearing evidence to allow her consider reports and other documentation handed into court.
Defendant
Outcome: Jude Ryan sentenced John McKeon to 12 and a half years imprisonment, but suspended the final 18 months on strict conditions.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Strokestown
- Strokestown Road
- Longford
- North Cumberland Street
- Dublin
Topics
Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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