Knife-wielding Cork robber gets four years

A woman working at a pizza outlet in the early hours of the morning was put in fear when a man wielding a large knife jumped over the counter and robbed €1,500 in cash.

William Clarke, aged 42, of 23 Ascension Heights, Churchfield, Cork, was sentenced to four years imprisonment with the last year suspended for robbing Mizzoni Pizza on Coburg St, Cork, on February 15, 2015.

Detective Sergeant Vincent O’Sullivan said Clarke arrived at the premises with his identity concealed and jumped the counter while carrying the knife.