Ireland Man given four years and eight months, with eight months suspended, for 2020 robberies of a child and a man
On 22 February 2020, Owen Flood, a 29-year-old man, took a car key from a nine-year-old boy and drove away in the boy's mother's Volkswagen Golf while the boy was attending an activity on Foley Street. On 10 March 2020, Flood and another man, who has since died, stole €180 from a man outside a post office on Main Street, Celbridge, just after he had collected his social welfare payment. Flood pleaded guilty to robbery and theft for the February incident and to a further robbery count for the March incident. In December 2023 at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, Judge Orla Crowe sentenced him to four years and eight months' imprisonment, with the final eight months suspended.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced7 Dec
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Owen Flood, aged 29, pleaded guilty to robbery and theft on February 22, 2020, and to a further count of robbery on March 10, 2020.
- Flood took a car key from a nine-year-old boy and stole the boy's mother's Volkswagen Golf.
- Flood drove the car away and it was never recovered; it was estimated to be worth €15,000.
- On March 10, 2020, Flood and another man stole €180 from a man outside a post office on Main Street, Celbridge.
- Where
- The boy was attending an activity on Foley Street when the car was taken.
- Other details
- The man had just collected his social welfare payment when he was attacked; the other man involved has since died.
- Flood has 55 previous convictions.
- The judge said mitigating factors for both offences included Flood's guilty pleas, his good progress in custody and his expressed remorse.
- Investigation
- CCTV footage was obtained and used to identify Flood.
- In court
- No victim impact statements were submitted to the court.
- Sentence
- Flood was sentenced to four years and eight months' imprisonment, with the final eight months suspended.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatOwen Flood pleaded guilty to robbery and theft on February 22, 2020 and a further count of robbery on March 10, 2020. (kildarenow.com)
- whatFlood robbed a car key from a nine-year-old boy and stole his mother's Volkswagen Golf. (kildarenow.com)
- whatFlood took the car and drove away. (kildarenow.com)
- whatFlood was one of two men who stole €180 from a man outside a post office on Main Street, Celbridge, on March 10, 2020. (kildarenow.com)
- whatThe man had just collected his social welfare payment when he was attacked by Flood and another man, who has since died. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe boy was attending an activity on Foley Street when the car was taken. (kildarenow.com)
- investigationCCTV was obtained and used to identify Flood. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceFlood was sentenced to four years and eight months' imprisonment, with the final eight months suspended. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe car was never recovered and was estimated to be worth €15,000. (kildarenow.com)
- otherNo victim impact statements were submitted to the court. (kildarenow.com)
- otherFlood has 55 previous convictions. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe judge said the mitigating factors for both offences included that Flood pleaded guilty, has been doing well in custody and has expressed remorse. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Dec2023Man who took car keys from child had links to Kildare robbery
Reports the sentencing of Owen Flood for two robberies in 2020: the car robbery of a child and a separate robbery of a man outside a Celbridge post office. The article gives no link to the Keane Mulready-Woods murder case, so it is not treated as a followup to any existing case.
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