Man charged with violent robbery of shop

A 30-year-old man was remanded in custody yesterday after he was charged with robbery in connection with a violent raid last weekend at a Spar shop in Dublin after which a staff member was hospitalised.

Shop supervisor Jahan Zaib Butt, 30, collapsed and was left unconscious shortly after an incident at the shop on James’s St last Saturday. The Pakistani shop employee was taken to St James’s Hospital after sustaining a stab wound.

Gardaí were alerted and arrested Ruadhan Tracey, who also was taken to hospital for treatment for a leg injury.