Court orders return of €2,000 robbed from bookies in 2009

A sum of €2,000 in cash that was robbed from a bookmakers in Cork more than seven years ago was finally returned to the owners by order of a court yesterday.

Judge Olann Kelleher granted an order returning the cash to Victor Chandler’s betting office in Douglas West, Cork, at Cork District Court yesterday.

Inspector John Deasy said that the cash was seized during a search at the home of the culprit days after the robbery was carried out.