Handbag thief facing 'severe' sentence

A man who caused severe injuries to two elderly pensioners while trying to rob their handbags will be sentenced by Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on October 14.

"I really want to express my reproach for these crimes," Judge Michael White told the culprit, Keith Howe (aged 25), of Dowland Road, Walkinstown. "Those people’s lives will never be the same again," Judge White said, referring to the victims who are 75 and 85 years old.