Dublin father robbed elderly man while suffering 'manic episode'

A Dublin father-of-three who robbed an elderly man of €2,500 while suffering a “manic episode” has received a fully suspended sentence.

Alan Behan (27) with an address in Benmadigan Road, Drimnagh pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to one count of robbing cash from then 87-year-old Robert Lynch outside a Bank of Ireland branch in Walkinstown, Dublin, on August 26, 2016.