Jail for man who snatched elderly woman's handbag containing nursing home fees

A heroin addict who snatched a 74-year-old woman's handbag containing the nursing home fees for her 102-year-old father has today been sentenced to eight years for this and other offences.

Jail for man who snatched elderly woman's handbag containing nursing home fees
Wed, 19 Dec, 2012 - 16:50

A heroin addict who snatched a 74-year-old woman's handbag containing the nursing home fees for her 102-year-old father has today been sentenced to eight years for this and other offences.

Anthony Cahill of Clarkes Terrace, St James's Walk, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery on South Circular Road on October 20, 2011.

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