Dog walker who 'chased everybody in the place with a knife' at migrant camp is jailed

Denying that he was carrying a knife, Raymond Lawless told the court he had a trowel for cleaning up after his dog
Dog walker who 'chased everybody in the place with a knife' at migrant camp is jailed

Raymond Lawless was sentenced to three months in jail and fined €500. Picture: IrishPhotoDesk.ie

A dog walker was sentenced to three months in jail after being convicted of brandishing a knife at an asylum seeker in a Dublin migrant camp.

Raymond Lawless, aged 63, of St Andrew's Court, was found guilty of the production of a knife at Sandwith Street, both in Dublin 2, on May 8, 2023.

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