Daryl McKeon jailed for attempted robbery and assault

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Daryl McKeon was sentenced to eight-and-a-half years, with the final 18 months suspended, at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 5 February 2018. He pleaded guilty to attempted robbery and assault causing serious harm after a raid at a Finglas newsagents.

The court heard that McKeon blocked the shopkeeper as another raider struck him three times with a hammer. The victim suffered skull fractures, bleeding on the brain and a potentially fatal traumatic brain injury.

The judge acknowledged that McKeon did not wield the hammer but found from CCTV that he participated fully in the attempted robbery. The sentence was backdated to his entry into custody in March 2017.