Masked Cork man with 'sinister' three-pronged spike faked a Dublin accent during robbery

Accused had 96 convictions, court told, as judge jails him for 'deliberate, premeditated act'

The court heard that the accused was remorseful but the judge ruled it was a 'sinister' act. File picture: Larry Cummins

A masked Cork man carrying a ‘sinister’ three-pronged spike attempted to speak in a Dublin accent when he went behind the counter of a shop to rob cash from the till.

On Friday, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Sinéad Behan imposed a six-year prison sentence, with the last two years suspended, on Colm Murdock, of Cork Simon Community.