Raider with knife fled when victim produced toy gun

A raider, who held a knife to a shopkeeper’s chest, ran from the scene when the victim produced a toy gun.

Detective Garda Ian Coughlan outlined this scenario yesterday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

Paul O’Donovan, 20, of 33 Woodview, Pinecroft, Douglas, Cork, pleaded guilty to attempting to commit a robbery at The Workshop, Old Blackrock Road, Cork, on October 14, 2014, and having a knife with him at the time.