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16-year-old in violent attempted robbery of taxi

Date
2021-03-12

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Jason Collins, aged 19, was sentenced to 16 months in prison for attempting to rob a taxi driver when he was 16. The offence, committed on Bluebell Avenue, Dublin, on 15 May 2018, involved Collins and two teenage girls who flagged down a taxi on Cork Street at about 4 a.m. Collins brandished a flick knife, threatened the driver, and then punched and kicked him after the driver fled. The driver suffered facial cuts and a broken tooth and was taken to hospital. Collins, who had blood on his clothes, was also hospitalized for a hand injury. He had previously been convicted of a similar attack with his brother. The court, noting his juvenile status and personal hardships, imposed a two‑year, four‑month sentence with the final 12 months suspended under conditions. The unnamed man pleaded guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 16-year-old in violent attempted robbery of taxi. Charges or matters: one count of attempting to rob the taxi driver and one count of assault causing him harm at Bluebell Avenue, Dublin on May 15, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

May 15, 2018 Incident
September 2020 Incident
2021-03-12 Publication

Case subjects

Unnamed man

Convicted Person

Charges: one count of attempting to rob the taxi driver and one count of assault causing him harm at Bluebell Avenue, Dublin on May 15, 2018 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: A young man who attacked a taxi driver and tried to rob his car when he was 16 years old has been jailed for 16 months. She handed down a sentence of two years and four months but suspended the final 12 months on a number of conditions.