Elderly woman, 93, dragged along ground by bag snatchers, court told

Damian Fitzgerald and Damian Long were both arrested and charged with carrying out the robbery on November 9. Picture: David Creedon/ Anzenberger

A 93-year-old woman who collected her pension at her local post office in Cork was knocked to the ground and dragged along by two attackers who robbed her, it was alleged as two men were brought before Cork District Court.

Damian Fitzgerald, 34, of Inniscarra Road, Fairhill, Cork, and Damian Long, 32, who is formerly of Ardbhaile, Mayfield, Cork, and presently of no fixed address, were both arrested and charged with carrying out the robbery last Wednesday, November 9, at Charlemont Tce, Wellington Road, Cork.