Man on crutches appears in court in connection with Dublin shop robbery

A 30-year-old man was remanded in custody today after he was charged with robbery in connection with a violent raid at a Spar shop in Dublin after which a staff member was hospitalised.

Shop supervisor Jahan Zaib Butt, aged 30, collapsed and was left in an unconscious state shortly after an incident at the Spar on James's Street, in Dublin city-centre, on Saturday last. The Pakistani shop employee was left in a serious condition and rushed to St James's Hospital for treatment after sustaining a stab wound.