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Dublin man gets suspended five year jail sentence for robberies committed six years ago
Summary
Patrick Anderson, a 47‑year‑old former drug addict, received a suspended five‑year jail sentence for a series of robberies committed in 2009. He was first on bail for an armed robbery at a Spar shop when he threatened hairdresser staff, then robbed €1,817 from a hairdressers in Coolock on the last Saturday before Christmas. CCTV identified him and Gardaí questioned him three days later. The next day he hijacked a car, threatening the owner with a screwdriver, drove dangerously and crashed into a tree, leading to his arrest. In 2011 Anderson pleaded guilty to robbery of €300 cash and €399.60 in cigarettes from a Spar shop in Raheny, robbery of the hairdressers, and taking a Nissan car by force from Joe Ennis in Portmarnock. He had prior convictions for robbery and drink driving.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Dublin man gets suspended five year jail sentence for robberies committed six years ago. Charges or matters: robbery of €300 cash and €399.60 in cigarettes from the Spar shop in Raheny on April 28, 2009. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 28, 2009 Incident
- December 19, 2009 Adjournment
- December 20, 2009 Adjournment
- Christmas 2009 Other
- 2015-05-08 Publication
Why: At the time Judge Yvonne Murphy adjourned sentence in order to have Anderson urine tested for drugs. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: robbery of €300 cash and €399.60 in cigarettes from the Spar shop in Raheny on April 28, 2009 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Today Judge Ring imposed a two year sentence for the first robbery. She imposed a consecutive sentence of three years for the other offences and suspended the entirety of the sentence on condition that he co-operate with the Probation Service for one year.; At the time Judge Yvonne Murphy adjourned sentence in order to have Anderson urine tested for drugs.
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