Ireland Case No. 19841Robbery · Co. Kildare · 23 Mar 2019
Man sentenced over 2019 phone robbery in Newbridge
A person had their phone stolen by a stranger in a robbery at Station Road in Newbridge, County Kildare, on 23 March 2019. The suspect, Augustine Muntean, was a 21-year-old man, and an unidentified co-accused was also involved. Muntean appeared via video-link and pleaded guilty at Naas District Court on 7 September 2023, where Judge Desmond Zaidan imposed an 11-month sentence to run consecutive to his existing custodial sentence. The sentencing was reported by kildarenow.com on 13 September 2023.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced13 Sep
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A person's phone was stolen by a stranger in a robbery.
- Where
- The offence took place at Station Road in Newbridge, County Kildare.
- When
- The offence took place on 23 March 2019.
- Other details
- The suspect is Augustine Muntean, a man aged 21, with an address given as Athlone, County Westmeath.
- The offence was committed with an unidentified co-accused.
- Muntean's solicitor said he was a juvenile at the time of the offence.
- The victim impact statement said the victim was emotionally traumatised, is now scared to walk home alone or use public transport, re-entered therapy and went back on medication to ease stress.
- The judge said the offence was still serious and had very serious effects on the victim.
- Muntean was serving a custodial sentence for other matters at the time of the hearing.
- Charges
- Muntean appeared via video-link and pleaded guilty to the offence.
- In court
- The case was heard before Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court on Thursday, 7 September 2023.
- Muntean handed in a letter of apology and a probation report was handed in to the court.
- Sentence
- Muntean was given an 11-month sentence to run consecutive to his current custodial sentence.
16 statements extracted from the articles
- whatA person's phone was stolen by a stranger. (kildarenow.com)
- whereThe offence took place at Station Road in Newbridge. (kildarenow.com)
- whenThe offence took place on 23 March 2019. (kildarenow.com)
- courtMuntean appeared via video-link and pleaded guilty to the offence. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe case was heard before Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
- courtThe case was heard at Naas District Court on Thursday, 7 September. (kildarenow.com)
- courtMuntean handed in a letter of apology to the court. (kildarenow.com)
- courtA probation report was handed in to the court. (kildarenow.com)
- sentenceMuntean was given an 11-month sentence to run consecutive to his current custodial sentence. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe offence was committed with an unidentified co-accused. (kildarenow.com)
- otherMuntean was a juvenile at the time of the offence, according to his solicitor. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe victim is now scared to walk home alone or go on public transport. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe victim had re-entered therapy as a result of the incident. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe victim had gone back on medication to ease stress. (kildarenow.com)
- otherThe judge said the offence was still serious and had very serious effects on the victim. (kildarenow.com)
- otherMuntean was serving a custodial sentence for other matters at the time of the hearing. (kildarenow.com)
The reporting
newest first- 13 Sep2023Kildare court: Victim impact statement says injured party was emotionally traumatised by phone robbery incident
Reports the sentencing of Augustine Muntean for a 2019 phone robbery in Newbridge, including a victim impact statement, a probation report and an apology. The existing case 19773 concerns a different incident (theft from Tesco in Letterkenny), so no match is made.
convicted, Augustine Muntean, 21, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Augustine Munteanvictim