Cork man accused of robbery discarded cash and clothes before jumping into river to escape

Man accused of robbery of €915 at Texaco on Model Farm Rd, Cork

Cork District Court heard a garda jumped into the river and brought the accused back to the riverbank where he arrested him.

A man pursued by gardaí from the scene of a robbery began to discard some of his clothing and some cash and then plunged into a river to escape.

That was the evidence of Detective Garda David Hickey who objected to the application for bail made by Shane O’Donoghue, aged 41, of Leesdale, Model Farm Rd, Cork, on the charge of carrying out the robbery of €915 at Texaco on Model Farm Rd, Cork, on Wednesday, November 5.