Man pointed fake firearm at delivery driver in foiled kidnap attempt

A Pakistani takeaway delivery driver was shocked when he arrived at his destination to find a man standing beside the open boot of a car wearing a balaclava and pointing a gun at him.

Kieran Delaney, Gurteen, Ballybrit, Roscrea, Co Offaly, pleaded guilty to having an imitation firearm to commit false imprisonment, damaging a car and stealing it.

Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin noted the absence of convictions before or since this incident and imposed a totally suspended jail term of five years.