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Taxi driver robbed outside garda station

Summary

In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, two 19‑year‑old teenagers, Andrew Hillick and Michael Matthews, pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and robbery after attacking a 31‑year‑old taxi driver outside a Garda station on 17 November 2020. The court heard that the teenagers broke the taxi's glass partition, punched and kicked the driver, and stole €60 in cash and his mobile phone. The driver sustained a broken nose, blood on his shirt, and damage to his glasses. Both accused were arrested shortly after the incident; Matthews was found with a broken bottle. The judge noted their lack of prior convictions and significant adversity in their lives, and remanded them on continuing bail until 10 February. The case remains at the pleading stage, with no sentencing yet announced.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Taxi driver robbed outside garda station. Charges or matters: assault causing harm and robbery at Belgard Road, Tallaght, on November 17, 2020. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial

When:

• November 17, 2020 Incident
• February 10 Adjournment
• 2022-01-28 Publication

Why: Andrew Hillick (19) and Michael Matthews (19) broke the glass partition inside the taxi in order to attack the driver, punching him in the head and kicking him in the ribs. CNI source report

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Topics

Stage Charge Or Pretrial Theft Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report