Gambling problem spurred raid on bookies

A gambling problem prompted a man to carry out a robbery at a betting office.
Gambling problem spurred raid on bookies

Steven Good, of 8 Millbrook Lawn, Friars Walk, Cork, went to Boylesports at Pearse Square, Cork, on March 18, 2015, armed with a knife, and robbed over €1,000.

He was yesterday jailed at Cork Circuit Court for 18 months for the crime. Judge Séan Ó Donnabháin had imposed a three-year sentence on Good, aged 27, but suspended the last 18 months.

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