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Woman lured drunken man to darkened street where he was attacked and robbed

Summary

In a Dublin city‑centre robbery, 38‑year‑old Deborah Lee lured drunken Mark O'Brien onto a dark back street, where two accomplices seized him in a choke hold and threatened him with a syringe. Lee pleaded guilty to the robbery of O'Brien on 9 June 2014 at Great Strand Street. Judge James O'Donoghue sentenced her to six months, noting the sentence was already served from a prior offence, and conditioned it on her participation in a residential drug‑treatment programme. The judge described Lee's role as a minor, non‑violent consort who set up the robbery but did not take part in the assault. CCTV footage of the trio cashing the victim's winning betting slip led to their arrest. Lee had no convictions at the time of the robbery, though she had been on bail for other offences, and the judge believed she could turn her life around with treatment.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Woman lured drunken man to darkened street where he was attacked and robbed. Charges or matters: robbing Mark O'Brien at Great Strand Street, Dublin on June 9, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• June 9, 2014 Incident
• 2015-02-17 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime

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