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Mugger who told victim he would be followed by sniper is jailed

Summary

Michael Doran, aged 29, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, with the final two years suspended, for a series of offences committed in 2009. He pleaded guilty to two robberies, one hijacking, one car theft and one theft of car keys in the Dundrum area of south Dublin. On 12 March 2009 he mugged David Morgan, taking his ATM card, €10 and PIN, and threatened him with a knife, claiming a friend would follow him with a sniper rifle to prevent him from calling the Gardaí. Three days later he was involved in the theft of a car belonging to Caroline Caffrey, using stolen keys. He also participated in a hijacking of a pizza delivery man's vehicle. Doran had 11 prior convictions and had recently completed a four‑year sentence in England for a car‑theft offence. The judge cited his efforts at rehabilitation and his time spent in UK prison as reasons for suspending part of the sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Mugger who told victim he would be followed by sniper is jailed. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• March 12 Incident
• March 12, 2009 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2015-12-08 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft

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