Ireland Crime

Named as

Convicted

Offences

Robbery

Where

Co. Kilkenny

Reporting

1 report, 13 Dec 2023 to 13 Dec 2023

Outlets

kilkennypeople.ie

• Soldier given suspended sentence for knifepoint robbery of mother and children at Kilkenny City skatepark Robbery · Co. Kilkenny

  On June 10, 2022, William Kelly pulled a knife on a mother and her two small sons as they walked through a skatepark in the middle of Kilkenny City just before 4pm. A DNA match and CCTV footage identified him, and he was on bail at the time of the offence. He pleaded guilty at Kilkenny Circuit Court to one count of robbery and four counts of theft, and Judge Dara Hayes imposed a fully suspended three-year sentence for the robbery with a peace bond and 12 months' Probation Service supervision, plus 120 hours' community service on each theft count. Reports of the sentencing were published in December 2023.

  Sentenced, 13 Dec 2023Convicted · 1 report

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1. 13 Dec2023
   Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, in Soldier given suspended sentence for knifepoint robbery of mother and children at Kilkenny City skatepark

   Soldier pulled knife on mum and two kids in Kilkenny City skatepark

   convicted, William Kelly, male, named, irish (judged from name)William Kelly♂IE

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