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Serial offender who posed as garda during 'vicious' robbery of teens gets seven years
Summary
Dylan Murphy, 26, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for offences committed while on bail. He pleaded guilty to the attempted robbery of a taxi driver at Dolphins Barn, Dublin city, on September 20, 2019, as well as robbery and attempted robbery at St Stephen's Green on August 2, 2021. During the latter incident, Murphy allegedly posed as a garda to rob two teenagers, resulting in injuries to the male victim. Judge Pauline Codd described both attacks as vicious assaults. Acknowledging Murphy's tragic background and entrenched drug addiction, the judge imposed a total operative sentence of eight years. However, she suspended the final year to incentivise rehabilitation, conditional on Murphy engaging with the Probation Service and drug addiction treatment. The sentence was backdated to last March, when Murphy pleaded guilty to the offences. This decision follows his admission of guilt to the charges, which included his 65 previous convictions for robbery, burglary, and assaults.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial offender who posed as garda during 'vicious' robbery of teens gets seven years. Charges or matters: attempted robbery of the taxi driver at Dolphins Barn, Dublin city on September 20, 2019; robbery and attempted robbery at St Stephen's Green on August 2, 2021; the offences. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- September 20, 2019 Incident
- August 2, 2021 Incident
- 2022-06-01 Publication
Why: She imposed a total operative sentence of eight years but suspended the final year in order to "incentivise rehabilitation". CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: attempted robbery of the taxi driver at Dolphins Barn, Dublin city on September 20, 2019; robbery and attempted robbery at St Stephen's Green on August 2, 2021; the offences (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She imposed a total operative sentence of eight years but suspended the final year in order to "incentivise rehabilitation". She backdated the sentence to last March, when Murphy pleaded guilty to the offences.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
Topics
Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Theft
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