Man gets two years for stealing mobile phone after punching store manager in Midleton

The court heard he also pushed a young female shop assistant aside as he left with the €900 phone

Mario Tache, 20, pulled a phone from a display, yanking it clear of the metal chord to which it was attached. File photo

A €900 mobile phone was wrenched from a display case at a 3 Store in Midleton as the manager was punched and a shop assistant was pushed aside.

A two-year jail term has been imposed on the culprit at Cork Circuit Criminal Court after he pleaded guilty to carrying out the robbery.