Concern over violent phone robberies

CONCERN has been raised about the level of violence used in mobile phone thefts.

This follows a spate of robberies, three at knifepoint, in Waterford city in the past few weeks.

The attacks suggest criminals are taking extreme measures to steal phones and follow the passing of life sentences on two youths at the Central Criminal Court last week for murders linked to mobile phone theft. Fine Gael TD John Deasy has described it as a “sinister development” and says he plans to talk to gardaí to see if the robberies have any cycle or sequence to them.