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Grandmother threw knives used in robbery into bin, court hears
Summary
In a 2015 case, 51‑year‑old Rosemary Kane of Willow Vale, Ballybrack, pleaded guilty to impeding the apprehension of a person after a robbery on Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, on 23 April 2011. The robbery involved two armed men who stopped Kane's car, forced her to drive, and later left with €1,140 in cash. Kane, frightened and nervous, drove to Killiney Shopping Centre, where she took a bag left by the robbers and threw it into a charity clothes bin. Garda Bernard Dunne traced the Mazda used by the robbers to Kane and called her on her mobile; she agreed to wait for the officers at the shopping centre car park. The officers arrested her there. CCTV footage showed her placing the bag in the bin, and investigators later retrieved the knives from the bin. Kane denied concealing evidence, stating she was afraid for her life and did not want to get involved.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Grandmother threw knives used in robbery into bin, court hears. Charges or matters: impeding the apprehension of a person at Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown on April 23, 2011. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- April 23, 2011 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-07-24 Publication
Why: She said she didn't contact gardai because she "didn't want to get involved" CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: impeding the apprehension of a person at Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown on April 23, 2011 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
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Topics
Stage Hearing Or Decision Theft
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