Gavin Mangan jailed for burglary of elderly man

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Gavin Mangan was sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment, with the final six months suspended, for burglary at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 7 May 2024.

The burglary took place at a premises near Owen Kelly’s home on 20 August 2022. Mangan held an imitation firearm and Kelly wielded a meat cleaver as they demanded money from the elderly occupant; they took €850.

Kelly was also sentenced to eight years, with the final year suspended. Judge Pauline Codd said the burglary involved violence against an elderly man who feared for his life.