Man wore ‘Scream’ mask in sweetshop robbery

A ‘Scream’ mask was worn by a man who carried out a robbery at a sweetshop in Cork city and yesterday he confessed to the crime.

Niall Cronin, aged 24, of 1 Fairfield Green, Farranree, Cork, was arraigned at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday and he confirmed his plea of guilty to the charge of carrying out a robbery of €60 at Sheila’s shop on St Mary’s Rd, Cork, on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.

Stephen O’Donoghue, defending, applied for the adjournment of sentencing.