Corkman scared into robbing chemists after being sent photo of bullet gets three years

Anthony O’Sullivan, who has 495 previous convictions, also got a suspended sentence for escaping from a garda station afterwards

The judge imposed a three-year sentence on the accused for the robbery and a six-month sentence for escaping from a garda station afterwards will be suspended on completion of the three-year term. File photo

A man was scared into carrying out the robbery of a pharmacy by the threat of a photograph of a bullet and another picture of his partner’s front door.

Defence barrister, Paula McCarthy, said this threat prompted Anthony O’Sullivan, who has 495 previous convictions, to carry out the robbery.