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Victim partially stripped and had hair cut during 'humiliating' false imprisonment

Summary

In a 2021 Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Myles Connors, aged 24, was sentenced for a 2020 false imprisonment and assault of Edward Babos, and a 2018 robbery. Connors and another man entered Babos's friend's home, partially stripped him, and used scissors to cut his hair while threatening him. They forced Babos into a car, drove at dangerous speeds, and attempted to extract money from an ATM. The assault lasted about an hour and involved threats to jam scissors in Babos's eyes. Connors also pleaded guilty to robbing a phone and €150 cash from a victim in 2018, where he pointed a knife at the victim's stomach. Judge Pauline Codd imposed a four‑year sentence for the false imprisonment and assault, a three‑year sentence for the robbery, to run consecutively, with the final two years suspended on conditions. The sentence was back‑dated to May 2020 when Connors first entered custody.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Victim partially stripped and had hair cut during 'humiliating' false imprisonment. Charges or matters: assault causing harm and false imprisonment of Mr Babos at Ballyogan Road, Carrickmines on April 27, 2020; one count of robbing a phone and cash at Kilcross estate in Sandyford on November 12, 2018. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• April 2020 Incident
• November 2018 Incident
• April 27, 2020 Incident
• November 12, 2018 Incident
• May 2020 Incident
• 2021-03-15 Publication

Why: Connors and another man stripped-search Mr Babos in his friend's home because "they thought he had a bag of gear" on him, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. Court evidence reported by CNI

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Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report