Cork man 'took the coward’s way and tried to rob a woman', victim tells court

The victim said in her impact statement: 'If it had been a man behind the counter would you have robbed him?'

The 62-year-old woman who was working behind the counter at the Beer Garden off-licence told the court the attempted robbery 'changed everything for me. Now thanks to you I am on anti-depressant tablets'. File photo

The victim of a knifepoint robbery attempt asked the raider one question — “If it had been a man behind the counter would you have robbed him?” 

That was the question raised in a victim impact statement as Richard Horgan was jailed for two-and-a-half years for this attempted robbery and another one on the same morning.