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Wednesday 22 March 2023 Dublin: 9°C

# Mugging

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# Children's Court
Teen pleads guilty to robbery attempted mugging in Dublin City alley
The 17-year old was a part of a group of youths that threatened a commuter with a Stanley blade.
# Witness appeal
Teen arrested after woman left in serious condition following assault in Dublin city centre
Gardaí are asking anyone with information to come forward.
# IFSC
Woman stabbed in IFSC area of Dublin on her way home from work
She is in a serious condition.
# Aiden Hargreaves
Man mugged Spanish national at knifepoint while on bail for separate knifepoint robbery
Judge Martin Nolan sentenced him to consecutive terms of imprisonment of three years and two years for each offence.
# Courts
Man who mugged two tourists in Dublin handed a suspended sentence
The man also pleaded guilty to a separate offence of assault causing harm outside a Dublin pub.
# Mugging
Community service for mugger caught hiding in bushes by gardaí using thermal imaging
The muggers took the victim’s phone and wallet containing €110 in cash.
# Polyana Viana
Man tries to rob female UFC star in Rio - immediately regrets decision
The attempted crime happened late on Saturday.
# Mount Street
Gardaí appeal for witnesses after man mugged in Dublin city centre
A large quantity of cash and cigarettes were taken from the man on Monday evening.
# Mugging
Calls for more security after teenage girl mugged on Luas
The couple has yet to be arrested.
# Belfast
Woman left 'bruised and shaken' after refusing to give handbag to hammer-wielding mugger
The mugger fled down a side street empty handed.
# Mugging
Woman arrested after Dublin woman stabbed in the neck in Drumcondra
The attack happened on Tuesday evening when the woman was walking home.
# Mugging
Thieves use teargas to rob Chinese tourists near Paris
Thefts from Chinese tourists in Paris are increasing.
# Gisele Bundchen
Olympics opening ceremony axes bizarre scene involving staged mugging of supermodel
The scene has caused much controversy in crime-plagued Rio de Janeiro.
# irish hospitality
American tourist "overwhelmed" by offers of help after being mugged in Dublin
The American man was offered places to stay around the country.
# Comber Greenway
Elderly woman knocked to the ground from zimmer frame by attacker
The attack happened at around lunchtime yesterday.
# Cork
Man with knife mugs couple in broad daylight
Gardaí have appealed for witnesses to come forward.
# Limerick
Man accused of mugging schoolchildren throws Coke bottle at judge
Clyde Keogh is charged with stealing a number of schoolchildren’s phones and threatening to stab them.
# England
A man robbed a woman's handbag as she cleaned her husband's grave on Christmas Eve
The 73-year-old victim sustained minor injuries in the mugging.
# Royal Canal Park
Robber gets over three years for attacking man who tried to stop woman getting mugged
Thr man had been a self employed painter and decorator, employing staff until he was 19-years-old but then started taking tablets and alcohol.
# Mobility scooter
Disabled man slashed with Stanley knife in mid-afternoon mugging
Thieves slashed the man twice in the arm – once before and once after the robbery.
# Armed Robbery
Thieves armed with knife and baseball bat raid rural house - demanding drugs
The incident happened in the village of Clabby in Co Fermanagh.
# punked
'Sunshine, put it down': Philip Boucher-Hayes steps in to stop (fake) robbery
Philip, my hero.
# Shooting
New Orleans police release sketches of men suspected of shooting off-duty garda
Brian Hanrahan was shot in the lower back and leg after refusing to hand over cash in an attempted mugging.
# tough granny
Elderly woman in Kent fights off mugger by punching him in the mouth
The woman was walking her dog early this morning when the man grabbed her.
# Gerry Adams
Elderly man mugged as he takes photos of the Falls Road murals
The 74-year-old suffered cuts and bruises but is said to be doing fine.
# Northern Ireland
Two men knock a woman down for her handbag before hijacking another's car
An elderly woman sustained injuries and had to be taken to hospital after the men tried to rob her handbag.
# Mugging
Attempted mugging of two 16-year-old girls outside Belfast graveyard
A man in his 20s tried to grab a mobile phone off one of the girls and police are appealing for information about the incident.
# Stabbing
Man arrested after young boy stabbed over 20 times on Greek vacation
The boy’s mother told police her son had gone to retrieve a stolen iPad and phone from the accused when he disappeared on Tuesday.
# Courts
Man to appear in court over assault of elderly woman in Kilkenny
A 35-year-old man has been charged in connection with an assault and robbery of an elderly woman in Kilkenny.
# Daily Fix
The Daily Fix: Friday
In tonight’s Fix: TheJournal.ie meets the presidential candidates; the latest from Libya; and why you should be VERY careful while shopping for wine.
# London riots
UK man charged with robbing Malaysian student
A 20-year-old man has been charged with robbing an injured Malaysian student as he stood bleeding on the pavement during the London riots.