Robber jailed for 'farcical' raid on gold storage business

A robber who “ranks amongst the all time stupidest criminals to come before the courts” has been jailed for a botched armed robbery where the raiders had to be rescued by the fire brigade.

Gary Byrne (aged 30) left the scene of the robbery, a gold storage business, with the keys to the safe, locking the shutters behind him. His two accomplices Ian Jordan (aged 33) and Aidan Murphy (aged 32) were trapped inside with two staff members who had been bound and gagged during the raid.