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Robber found in toilet of train after "manhunt" has sentenced reduced

Date
2014-12-05

Stage
Appeal

Primary locality
Thurles

Summary

Andrew Hoare, 27, of Monakeeba, Thurles, was convicted of robbery at a shop in Thurles on 2 September 2012. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by Judge Thomas Teehan at Clonmel Circuit Criminal Court on 11 April 2013. In the robbery, Hoare entered the shop armed with a knife and demanded money from the shop‑owner's son, Mr Scanlon. Scanlon resisted and tried to wrestle the knife, resulting in a struggle that left Scanlon with an injured hand and a sum of money taken. Scanlon chased Hoare down the street, and Gardaí launched a "general manhunt." Hoare fled toward the railway station; Gardaí stopped the train and found him in the toilet, where money was recovered and he was arrested. On 5 December 2014, the Court of Appeal, presided over by Mr Justice Seán Ryan, reduced Hoare's sentence from seven to five years imprisonment, stating that while the offence was serious, the reduction was permissible.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Robber found in toilet of train after "manhunt" has sentenced reduced. Charges or matters: robbery at a shop in the town on September 2, 2012. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

September 2, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
April 11 2013 Incident
2014-12-05 Publication

Case subjects

Andrew Hoare

Appellant

Charges: robbery at a shop in the town on September 2, 2012 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: He was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by Judge Thomas Teehan at Clonmel Circuit Criminal Court on April 11 2013. Hoare successfully appealed his sentence today in the Court of Appeal and must now serve a term of five years imprisonment.