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Probationer who threatened to kill betting shop worker gets six-year sentence
Summary
Jordan Cunningham, 31, was sentenced to six years in prison after a judge reinstated part of a four‑year suspended sentence for a burglary he had breached. He had previously pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a female worker at Paddy Power on James' Street on 5 July and to attempting to rob Harcourt Launderette and Dry Cleaners on 4 November. In the betting shop incident, he entered at about 5 pm, shouted at the lone employee, kicked the counter, spat at the perspex screen, smashed the credit‑card machine, and threatened to slash the employee's face. A customer intervened and the employee called 999; CCTV identified Cunningham. In the launderette, he entered at 11:30 am, demanded payment, became aggressive, attempted to access the till, and was pushed out by staff.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Probationer who threatened to kill betting shop worker gets six-year sentence. Charges or matters: threatening to kill or cause serious injury to a female worker in Paddy Power on James' Street on July 5 last; the attempted robbery of Harcourt Launderette and Dry Cleaners on Charlemont Street on November 4, 2023. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 5 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 4, 2023 Other
- November 4 Other
- August 2021 Incident
- 2024-06-18 Publication
Why: He explained that Cunningham was on bail when he entered the shop at 11. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: threatening to kill or cause serious injury to a female worker in Paddy Power on James' Street on July 5 last; the attempted robbery of Harcourt Launderette and Dry Cleaners on Charlemont Street on November 4, 2023 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: She imposed a three-year sentence for the threat to kill and a consecutive three-year sentence for the attempted robbery. Judge Codd also reinstated two years and four months of a four-year suspended sentence imposed by the court in October for burglary at Nock Nock Café in Ranelagh in August 2021.
Places mentioned
- Bow Bridge Place
- Irwin Street
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Cloverhill District Court
- James' Street
- Charlemont Street
- James's Street
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