Sinn Féin election worker convicted of robbing ill pensioner has sentence reduced

Accused was carrying Mary Lou McDonald posters when he got into a row with motorist, hitting his car with a step-ladder, then sitting on his chest and taking his phone and car keys, court heard

Judge described the crime as horrific and remarked it seemed much worse than an ordinary robbery. Picture: iStock

A Sinn Féin election worker convicted of robbing a chronically ill pensioner while hanging campaign posters in Dublin had his sentence reduced on appeal to six months' imprisonment on Wednesday.

Sean Fitzgerald, 34, of Galtymore Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, was carrying Mary Lou McDonald posters when he got into a row with motorist William Ryan, 78, at Cromwellsfort Road, Walkinstown, on January 29, 2020.