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Criminal stole phone from student while he was being attacked
Summary
Aidan Keane, aged 22, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for robbing a student, Kieran Flynn, at a McDonald's in Grafton Street on 3 April 2019. Flynn, a 20‑year‑old student, had entered a basement cubicle when a man began banging on the door and shouting "Gardaí open up." Keane seized Flynn's mobile phone while the victim was in a chokehold and fled. He was later found with the phone by Garda Ruth Finnegan, who told him he had taken it from the ground after it fell out of Flynn's pocket during the robbery. Keane has 27 prior convictions, including a 7‑year sentence in 2015 with 3½ years suspended, which was partially reactivated after later offences. The judge noted Keane's efforts to stay drug‑free and his 14‑month‑old son, and imposed the 18‑month suspended term on strict conditions. Aidan Keane pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Criminal stole phone from student while he was being attacked. Charges or matters: robbery at McDonald's restaurant, Grafton Street on April 3, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 3, 2019 Incident
- April 2015 Incident
- May 2019 Other
- 2020-02-19 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: robbery at McDonald's restaurant, Grafton Street on April 3, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He received a sentence of seven years imprisonment with three-and-half years suspended for offences of robbery, assault causing harm, production of an article and threats to kill or cause serious harm in April 2015. She sentenced him to three years imprisonment, but suspended the final 18 months of the sentence on strict conditions.
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