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Young Dublin man jailed for string of offences
Summary
Craig Boothman, 23, was sentenced by the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to a total of three years for a series of offences. He pleaded guilty to robbery at Shay's Pharmacy, a robbery of a Spar shop, criminal damage and burglary of an off‑license in Irishtown, and assault causing harm and criminal damage to a taxi. Each offence was committed while he was on bail for the previous one. Boothman had 27 prior convictions, including burglary, theft, assault and drug possession, dealt with at District Court level. The judge noted Boothman's violent behaviour when intoxicated but also his prospects if he remained clean. Boothman was arrested less than a week after the pharmacy robbery, where he used a knife to threaten a cashier and fled with the tills. He has been clean of drink and drugs since entering prison in March and has a job waiting for him in his grandfather's pub upon release.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Young Dublin man jailed for string of offences. Charges or matters: robbery at Shay's Pharmacy, Hogan place on March 6, 2015, robbery of a Spar Shop and criminal damage and burglary of an off-license in Irishtown on April 6, 2014 and assault causing harm and criminal damage of a taxi on Lower Liffey Street on November 11, 2013. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 6, 2015 Incident
- April 6, 2014 Incident
- November 11, 2013 Incident
- 2015-10-07 Publication
Why: Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard that because of his earlier visit, gardaí had little problem identifying Craig Boothman (23) on CCTV footage of the robbery, despite Boothman hiding his face with a scarf. Court evidence reported by CNI
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: robbery at Shay's Pharmacy, Hogan place on March 6, 2015, robbery of a Spar Shop and criminal damage and burglary of an off-license in Irishtown on April 6, 2014 and assault causing harm and criminal damage of a taxi on Lower Liffey Street on November 11, 2013 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Martin Nolan sentenced Boothman to a total of three years for this and other offences including a shop robbery in which he held a broken bottle to a cashier's throat. "The idea of putting a broken bottle to a man's neck is particularly reprehensible," the judge said.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Pig Lane
- Summer Place
- Dublin
- Hogan place
- Irishtown
- Lower Liffey Street
Topics
Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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