Getaway driver jailed for his part in €50k armed robbery at Midleton home

Accused was arrested in Lithuania and bought back to Cork last year

An armed gang broke into a house in Midleton, forced the owner to the floor, put a jacket over his head, barricaded him into a bathroom and snatched €50,000 in cash from a safe.

The Lithuanian getaway driver — who never set foot in the house on the night — has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for his part in the crime.