Jail for man who imprisoned and robbed two students

A man who subjected two students to an hour long ordeal in which they were tied up and robbed in their own apartment has received a five year sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Father of four, Darren Coleman (aged 28), of Croke Villas, Ballybough, pleaded guilty to robbery, two counts of false imprisonment and car theft at Clifden Court Apartments on Ellis Quay on May 30, 2003.