Mohamed Axmed jailed for three years for tourist robbery

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Mohamed Axmed was jailed for three years for robbery at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 19 January 2024. The robbery of two UK tourists took place in Temple Bar on 17 September 2022.

Axmed pleaded guilty to robbery. The proceedings were reported on 19 January 2024. Judge Martin Nolan said Axmed and others manhandled and assaulted the visitors.

The group took £1,050, two bank cards, passports and a mobile phone from the tourists. Four males approached the couple as they sat in Temple Bar Square at about 10pm.

Axmed was already serving a sentence and was due for release in June 2025. The judge ordered the three-year term to extend his time in prison.