Teenager who builders caught allegedly robbing a Cork seaside shop appears in court

It was reported that a masked man, armed with a suspected handgun, walked into O’Connell’s shop in Myrtleville, threatened staff and demanded cash

18-year-old Billy Scannell is charged with trying to rob a seaside shop near the beach at Myrtleville, Co. Cork. Photo: David Creedon

A teenager was arrested and brought before Cork District Court arising out of the investigation of attempted armed robbery of a popular seaside shop in Cork.

Detective Garda Declan Healy testified at Cork District Court that 18-year-old Billy Scannell was arrested before noon on Thursday and formally charged at 7.45pm that evening.