Man who carried out robbery six years ago in Cork gets suspended sentence

The offence happened at Lower John Street in Cork in February 2019

The judge imposed a sentence of two and a half years backdated to October 11, as the defendant was in custody since that date, but suspended the remainder of the term to allow him to return to Malta. File picture: Larry Cummins

A 48-year-old man who fled the country after robbing another man when they were both in a car at Lower John Street in Cork in February 2019 has been sentenced.

Aleksandrs Bonasevskis fled the country during the investigation but he was brought back to Cork by means of a European arrest warrant.