Man who mugged woman, 73, for casino winnings of €23k is jailed

Accused mugged the victim as she was collecting post from the postbox outside her home — he and his accomplice had followed the woman from the casino to her home, court heard

CCTV footage from the casino where the woman had won the cash playing roulette showed 'spotter' monitoring her activities.

A man who mugged a 73-year-old woman who had just won €23,000 in a Dublin city centre casino has been jailed for three years.

Iancu Nicola, 31, mugged the victim as she was collecting post from the postbox outside her home. He and his accomplice Declan Connolly, 41, had followed the woman from the casino to her home.