Jury takes 30 minutes to find man guilty of robbing Cork antiques shop

A Garda on duty in Cork city centre spotted the accused shortly before the robbery and made a note of the unusual hat worn by him

Philip Murphy was found guilty of carrying out the robbery at Mona’s Antiques, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork. File photo: Larry Cummins

A middle-aged Cork man who denied leaping on the counter of a jewelers and robbing €6,000 worth of rings was convicted of the crime by the unanimous decision of a jury.

It only took half an hour for the jury of 11 men and one woman to reach their verdict that Philip Murphy was guilty of carrying out the robbery on Friday, August 14, 2020 at Mona’s Antiques, Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork.