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Knife-wielding escort robber is jailed
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Court hearing, Buti Sashi, aged 26, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for a series of offences. He was found guilty of assaulting two women, one of whom he choked and threatened with a knife, and of theft involving €35,000 obtained through an invoice‑redirection fraud. The court heard that Sashi had supplied a prostitute with his bank account details, which was used to transfer the money. He pleaded guilty to the theft and the assaults. Judge Martin Nolan imposed a three‑year sentence for each assault, to run concurrently, and a two‑year sentence for the theft, back‑dated for time already served and consecutive to the assault sentences. The total custodial term was five years. The case highlighted the use of a mobile phone and CCTV evidence in linking Sashi to the crimes. The court noted his drug addiction and expressed regret for his actions. The sentences were delivered in November 2021.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Knife-wielding escort robber is jailed. Charges or matters: the assault of both women and the theft of the cash he had paid to them for their services on the day this trial was due to begin in November 2021. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- June 11 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- 21 June Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2020 Incident
- November 2021 Incident
- 2022-06-29 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the assault of both women and the theft of the cash he had paid to them for their services on the day this trial was due to begin in November 2021 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: For the count of assault on each of the women, Judge Nolan sentenced Sashi to three years in prison for each assault with both sentences to run concurrently. For the count of theft of €35,000, he sentenced Sashi to two years in prison which will be backdated for time already served in custody and consecutive to the three years for the assault charges.
Places mentioned
Topics
Drugs Fraud Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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