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Skeleton-masked robber wielded toy gun

Summary

David Savage, 29, attempted to rob three premises in Dublin in late 2019 and early 2020. He first tried to rob Paddy Powers on Manor Street while wearing a skeleton mask and holding a toy gun, but fled after staff triggered a panic alarm. Fifteen minutes later he tried to extort money from an An Post cashier on Ushers Quay, again without success. On January 14, 2020, he robbed a Lidl shop in Rathmines, pointing the toy gun at a cashier's rib cage, demanding €1,765, and then fled. Later that day he also robbed a Burger King, threatening a cashier with a knife and taking money. Savage presented himself at a Garda station, pleaded guilty to the attempted robberies and the robbery, admitted heroin use and a drug debt, and was remanded in custody with sentencing postponed to October 11, 2021.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Skeleton-masked robber wielded toy gun. Charges or matters: two attempted robberies and one robbery in the city centre on December 30, 2019; a further robbery on January 14, 2020. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• December 30, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 14, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• February 2, 2020 Other
• October 11, 2021 Adjournment
• 2021-06-14 Publication

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Topics

Drugs Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft

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