Robber who stole cash-in-transit box left trail of green dye leading to his mother's flat

The box had no cash inside as the security guard was about to empty an ATM at a Maxol garage, court told

Accused pleaded guilty to one count of robbing a cash-in-transit box with a value of €3,000 at Maxol garage on Crumlin Road on February 17, 2022.

A robber who stole an empty cash-in-transit box at knife-point left a trail of green dye leading to his mother's flat across the road after he tampered with it, a court has heard.

Leon Byrne, 27, engaged in an “unsophisticated” operation when he robbed the tamper-proof box from a Brinks security guard at a Dublin petrol station in February 2022 before bursting it open, leaving identifying green dye in the wake of his escape, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard.