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'Not quite Thelma & Louise': teens violently robbed social worker's car
Summary
In February 2020 a 17‑year‑old, with a friend, violently robbed his social worker's car in Sallynoggin, County Dublin. The teenager used force to remove the woman from the vehicle, unbuckling her seatbelt and dragging her out, though she managed to grab her handbag before the pair fled. The car was later found crashed and abandoned in County Carlow, with €7,500 of damage. The defendant pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Martin Nolan deferred a three‑year detention for a year, ordered a probation report and said that if the report was favourable the sentence could be suspended. The case was adjourned to May 5, 2022. The court described the offence as a "particularly nasty crime" and noted the planning involved. The defendant's background, including time in an orphanage in Russia and anger‑management issues, was mentioned by his counsel. The social worker did not give a victim impact statement.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Not quite Thelma & Louise': teens violently robbed social worker's car. Charges or matters: robbery of the vehicle at Sallynoggin, County Dublin, on February 9, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 9, 2020 Incident
- May 5, 2022 Adjournment
- 2021-05-05 Publication
Why: Garda Aidan Maher told Siobhán Ní Chúlacháin BL, prosecuting, that the teenager was driven to the spot from his care home in the midlands by his social worker in order to meet a friend. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: robbery of the vehicle at Sallynoggin, County Dublin, on February 9, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Today Judge Martin Nolan said he would impose a similar sentence on this teenager.; He adjourned the case to May 5, 2022 and said if the report was favourable, he would suspend the sentence.
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