Man who held screwdriver to neck of primary school principal during robbery is jailed School board member Beatrice Shanley was able to take a picture during the attack at St Joseph’s National School in Longford 05 March, 2021 01:00
A man who held a screwdriver to the neck of a school principal during a robbery has been jailed.
James Cranny (38), of Meadow Crest, Boyle, Co Roscommon, was sentenced to three years at a sitting of Longford Circuit Criminal Court yesterday.
The court heard he had consumed a cocktail of drink and drugs in Dublin before travelling by train to Longford on the evening of August 27 last year.
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Board member Beatrice Shanley managed to take a photo of James Cranny during the incident
A man who held a screwdriver to the neck of a primary school principal during an armed robbery in Co Longford last year has been sentenced to three years in prison.
James Cranny, 38, of Meadow Crest, Boyle, Co Roscommon, was sentenced at a sitting of Longford Circuit Criminal Court this morning following the incident at St Joseph s National School on 27 August 2020.
Cranny, who has more than 140 previous convictions, pleaded guilty to two charges of robbery, three charges of attempted robbery and one charge relating to the possession of a weapon.
A serial burglar with over 140 previous convictions who held a screwdriver to the neck of a primary school principal during an armed raid in Co Longford last year has been sentenced to three years in prison.
James Cranny (38), of 14 Meadow Crest, Boyle, Co Roscommon was handed down the sentence at a sitting of Longford Circuit Criminal Court this morning following an incident at St Joseph s National School, Dublin Road, Longford on August 27, 2020.
Cranny pleaded guilty to two charges of robbery, three charges of attempted robbery and one charge relating to the possession of a weapon contrary to the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990.
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