19/08/2015

Man Charged Over Knife-Point Robbery

A 33-year-old man has been charged with the knife-point robbery of a man in Rathmines Park shortly after midnight on Wednesday.

A 27-year-old man was walking through Rathmines Park when he was approached by a man, who produced a knife and demanded money.

The suspect was arrested in the area a short time later and is due to appear before the Criminal Courts of Justice.

(MH)

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