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Trevor Byrne found by court to have left phone at robbery scene before hijacking car
The court was satisfied that a mobile phone dropped at the scene during the robbery was Byrne’s. By Paul Neilan Thursday 20 May 2021, 3:54 PM 3 hours ago 8,397 Views 0 Comments
Image: Sasko Lazarov via RollingNews.ie
Image: Sasko Lazarov via RollingNews.ie
CRIMINAL TREVOR BYRNE has been found by the Special Criminal Court to have been the raider who left his phone at the scene of a botched armed robbery before hijacking a woman’s car to flee the area.
Byrne has 41 previous convictions, including those in connection with the robbery of an off-licence, during which Byrne pointed a gun at gardaí, got into an unmarked garda car in a bid to escape and also held a gun to a taxi driver’s head as he was pursued by gardaí.
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Woman tells court of raiders hijacking her car at gunpoint and threatening to kill her
She was giving evidence in the trial of a man accused of a number of offences arising from an armed robbery. By Paul Neilan Wednesday 14 Apr 2021, 9:11 PM 2 hours ago 10,713 Views 0 Comments
Image: Sasko Lazarov via RollingNews.ie
Image: Sasko Lazarov via RollingNews.ie
A WOMAN HAS told the Special Criminal Court of how raiders hijacked her car at gunpoint, demanded proof of her address and threatened to find and kill her if she reported the ordeal to gardaí.
Helen Leigh also told the non-jury court that the men asked her if she had children, which she took to be a threat.