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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 30328Robbery · Co. Wexford

Robbery of strawberry seller in Ferrybank, Co. Wexford, under investigation

An 11-year-old strawberry seller, Conor Goucher, had €250 stolen from his cash box in Ferrybank, Co. Wexford, in August 2021. A man in a dark blue 06 Hyundai 4X4 distracted the boy while a woman stole the cash from his trailer; the suspects are described as a father, mother and daughter. A passer-by called the gardaí after the incident, but no arrests have been made. Local hotels and cafés bought his strawberries to help him recover the lost money, and Conor made the full €250 back through community support.

  1. Reported21 Aug
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Conor Goucher, an 11-year-old strawberry seller, had €250 stolen from his cash box.
  • The suspects are described as a father, mother and daughter.
  • A man jumped from a dark blue 06 Hyundai 4X4 to distract the boy while a woman stole the cash from his trailer.
Where
The robbery took place in Ferrybank, Co. Wexford.
When
The robbery occurred in August 2021.
Investigation
A passer-by called the gardaí after the robbery.
Other details
  • No arrests have been made.
  • Local hotels and cafés bought Conor's strawberries to help him recover the lost money.
  • Conor has been selling strawberries since the end of May 2021.
  • Conor's mother is Marie, aged 42.
13 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatConor Goucher is an 11-year-old strawberry seller (extra.ie)
  • what€250 was stolen from the boy's cash box (extra.ie)
  • whatThe thieves were a father, mother and daughter (extra.ie)
  • whatA dark blue 06 Hyundai 4X4 was used in the robbery (extra.ie)
  • whatA man jumped out of the vehicle and asked the boy about prices as a distraction (extra.ie)
  • whatA woman sneaked behind the boy and stole the cash from his trailer (extra.ie)
  • whatConor's mother arrived at the scene soon after the robbery (extra.ie)
  • whatLocal hotels and cafés bought his strawberries to help him recover the lost money (extra.ie)
  • whatConor made the full €250 back through community support (extra.ie)
  • whatConor has been selling strawberries since the end of May 2021 (extra.ie)
  • whatConor's mother is Marie, aged 42 (extra.ie)
  • whereThe robbery took place in Ferrybank, Co. Wexford (extra.ie)
  • investigationA passer-by called the gardaí after the robbery (extra.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 21 Aug2021
    Reportedextra.ie, first report
    Community rallies around young fruit seller after roadside robbery - Extra.ie

    Reports the robbery and the community response; no arrests have been made.

    victim, Conor Goucher, 11, male, irish (judged from name)Conor Gouchersuspect, malesuspect, femalesuspect, female