Man given asylum here avoids jail for brothel raid

An Iranian man who got political asylum in Ireland met three Cork men through road bowling in the county and they got together for a raid on a brothel in the city.

Hamid Sanambar, aged 38, with an address at Dominic St, Cork, at the time pleaded guilty to robbing one woman of a laptop, phone and cash to the amount of €1,060 and £250 sterling at the premises on Cove St, Cork, on September 2, 2012.

He also admitted robbing a laptop, phone and €3,000 from another woman, and robbing €100 from a man at the premises and entering the premises as a trespasser to commit theft.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin imposed a three-year suspended jail sentence on the accused yesterday.

Det Gda Stephen Fuller said the accused did not take part in the physical assault on the two women working at the brothel.

The only one of the four involved in the physical attacks was previously jailed.