Mark Dwyer jailed for handbag robbery in Dublin

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Mark Dwyer was sentenced to two and a half years for handbag robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 29 November 2019. The robbery happened at Herberton Bridge, Drimnagh, when he took a handbag from a woman’s open-roof convertible at traffic lights.

A cyclist photographed Dwyer and gave the images to gardaí, who identified him. The court heard that Dwyer had pleaded guilty; Judge Martin Nolan took those pleas into account while considering his previous convictions.