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Suspended sentence for teen who hi-jacked taxi with meat cleaver
Summary
A 16‑year‑old who hijacked a taxi in Dublin armed with a meat cleaver received a two‑and‑a‑half‑year suspended sentence. The teenager, who cannot be named, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a BMW, robbery and production of a knife in Terenure on 18 May 2014. At the time of the offence he was 15 and lived in a care home. He had a prior theft conviction. His defence lawyer, Ronan Kennedy BL, noted that he was accompanied by his mother, a social worker and his sports coach, who is a role model. Judge Martin Nolan emphasised rehabilitation, suspending the sentence and warning that failure to change would lead to future custody. Garda Lee Hunt described the incident: the boy demanded money, threatened the driver with a four‑inch meat cleaver, fled, crashed into another taxi, was chased and arrested, and the cleaver was recovered from him.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Suspended sentence for teen who hi-jacked taxi with meat cleaver. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- May 18, 2014 Incident
- 2015-02-18 Publication
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Stage Hearing Or Decision Theft
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