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10-year sentence for "menace to society" robber who held knife to pregnant worker's stomach

Summary

Paul Carabini, aged 48, was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment with three years suspended for a series of armed robberies in Dublin. He pleaded guilty to the robbery of €3,050 at Permanent TSB in Phibsboro on 16 November 2012, to €300 from Mr Sims Shop on 13 June 2013, and to €280 and four pairs of shoes from Shoe Rack on 4 December 2013. He also pleaded guilty to attempted robberies at Hamilton Pharmacy, Dowling's Pharmacy and McDonald's in Phibsboro. During the TSB robbery he held a knife to a pregnant bank worker's stomach while demanding €10,000, and he held a knife to a shop worker's torso at Mr Sims. The court noted his history of 21 prior convictions, heroin addiction since age 16, and lack of formal education. Judge Martin Nolan described him as a "menace to society who caused fear and terror.".

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: 10-year sentence for "menace to society" robber who held knife to pregnant worker's stomach. Charges or matters: the robbery of €3,050 at Permanent TSB in Phibsboro on November 16, 2012; robbing €300 from Mr Sims Shop on Dame Street on June 13, 2013 and robbery of €280 and four boxes of shoes from Shoe Rack on Wicklow Street on December 4, 2013; attempted robbery at Hamilton Pharmacy on O'Connell Street and Dowling's Pharmacy on Lower Baggot Street on June 21, 2013 and attempted robbery at McDonalds in Phibsboro on September 4, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• November 16, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 13, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 4, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 21, 2013 Hearing Or Sentence
• September 4, 2014 Other
• 2015-02-10 Publication

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Drugs Stage Sentence Theft

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