Stupidest Criminal In Ireland?…. Possibly
Updated : Apr 3, 2009
A father of one who robbed the shop across the road from his own home in “one of the silliest†crimes captured on CCTV footage has been sentenced to four years in prison at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.
Desmond O’Neill (29), Whitestown Green, Blanchardstown, was armed with a lump hammer when he jumped over the shop counter and demanded money from the shopkeeper, a woman he had known all his life. Although, Mr. O’Neill tried to hide his identity by wearing a cap and a scarf over his face, the shopkeeper immediately recognised her neighbour. She then shouted, “Don’t be foolish, Dessie,†but O’Neill took €900 in cash and €1,200 in cheques.
Judge Frank O’Donnell suspended the last year of the sentence after he commented: “To say this was a stupid robbery is putting it mildly.â€
He was arrested in April 2005 but denied the crime and pleaded not guilty until June 2008.
VeryHappyPig says I’m voting for this guy for dumbest thief ever!!
