Man who carried out knifepoint robbery at Cork store avoids jail

Accused entered shop as assistant was leaving cash floats in the till and demanded contents while holding up knife, court heard

Jeancy Kumanzembe, of Belmont Court, Garryduff, Co Cork, carried out knifepoint robbery at Centra in Broadale, Douglas, Cork, on June 3, 2020. File picture Denis Minihane

A 21-year-old man who has been making progress in his rehabilitation and staying out trouble since he carried out a knifepoint robbery at a Centra store in Cork almost two years ago has been given a three-year suspended jail term.

Detective Garda Aonghus Cotter confirmed that Jeancy Kumanzembe of Belmont Court, Garryduff, Co Cork, had not come to the adverse attention of gardaí since the robbery on June 3, 2020, at Centra in Broadale, Douglas, Cork.