Leon Thompson jailed for robbery in Clondalkin

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Leon Thompson was sentenced to three years in prison for robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 31 January 2023. He pleaded guilty to one count of robbery. The proceedings were reported on 1 February 2023.

The robbery took place at Londis, Fonthill Retail Park, Clondalkin, on 16 February 2019. Thompson was a juvenile at the time, and Judge Orla Crowe said an adult would have received a six-year headline sentence.

The report said the court heard that Thompson used a hatchet, stole €400 and that the money was never recovered. His guilty plea was accepted as valuable, and he had shown genuine remorse. Defence submissions included his drug problem, engagement with Merchants Quay Ireland, boxing activities, relationship and young child.