Thief produced a knife when challenged by victim

Purse was stolen as woman sat at cafe table

A woman who had her purse snatched from a cafe table said in her victim impact statement that she worked hard to buy the purse and the money in it and did not see what made the culprit think he could just grab it.

Garda Keith Shire said the young woman followed the 40-year-old man, Peter Mullins, out on to the street when he snatched her purse and he then took out a knife and told her to get back before he ran off with the purse.