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'This is easy, I will get you again': jail for armed petrol station raider
Summary
Sean Kemp, 29, raided an Applegreen petrol station in Inchicore on 1 October 2020, brandishing a realistic imitation handgun and demanding cash. He forced staff to fill a bag with €315 before leaving. CCTV identified him and he was arrested, admitting the robbery and apologising. Kemp had a history of 73 convictions and was spending up to €70 a day on drugs, including heroin, methadone and crack cocaine. He used the robbery proceeds to pay a drug debt and claimed the offence was out of character. Judge Orla Crowe sentenced him to a headline five‑year term, reduced to three years and nine months, with the final nine months suspended on strict conditions after noting his rehabilitation work. The court highlighted that drugs were a root cause of his offending. The case was heard in the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Sean Kemp pleaded guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'This is easy, I will get you again': jail for armed petrol station raider. Charges or matters: robbery and possession of an imitation firearm at Applegreen, Inchicore, on October 1, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 1, 2020 Incident
- May 2023 Incident
- 2023-12-19 Publication
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Defendant
Charges: robbery and possession of an imitation firearm at Applegreen, Inchicore, on October 1, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Passing sentence today, Judge Orla Crowe said Kemp had perpetrated a terrifying robbery with a firearm that the staff could not have known was an imitation and told them "I will get you again" to add to their fear and terror on the day. The judge set a five-year headline sentence but, taking into account mitigating circumstances, she imposed a three year and nine-month sentence.
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