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'Unsophisticated' robber nabbed after dye trail led to mother's flat
Summary
Leon Byrne, 27, was convicted of robbing an empty cash‑in‑transit box at a Brinks‑guarded Maxol garage in Dublin on 17 February 2022. He brandished a kitchen knife, forced the guard to hand over the box, and fled to his mother's flat across the road. Gardaí followed a trail of green dye from the scene to the flat, where the dye was found on clothing and in the apartment. Byrne had previously been jailed for hijacking a taxi with a sawn‑off shotgun. He pleaded guilty to the robbery, which was valued at €3,000, and was sentenced to four years, with the final two‑and‑a‑half years suspended. He will serve an additional 18 months on top of the sentence he is already serving, having been in custody since March 2022. The court noted Byrne's difficult upbringing and urged him to seek psychological support while in custody.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: 'Unsophisticated' robber nabbed after dye trail led to mother's flat. Charges or matters: one count of robbing a cash-in-transit box with a value of €3,000 at Maxol garage on Crumlin Road on February 17, 2022. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- February 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 17, 2022 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2024-04-09 Publication
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: one count of robbing a cash-in-transit box with a value of €3,000 at Maxol garage on Crumlin Road on February 17, 2022 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Jailing him for the cash-in-transit robbery offence today, Judge Pauline Codd said she would impose a sentence on Byrne that was consecutive to the one he is currently serving. She handed down a four year sentence, but suspended the final two-and-a-half years, noting she must be aware of the totality of the sentences imposed.
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