一名65岁的爱尔兰男子因企图用枪抢劫邮局而被判4.5年监禁,他声称与爱尔兰共和军有联系,尽管没有钱被盗。 A 65-year-old Irish man got 4.5 years for trying to rob a post office with a gun, claiming IRA ties, though no money was stolen.

Barry Reddan是爱尔兰Donegal县65岁的退休汽车机械工,在对2020年11月11日Clonmany邮局武装抢劫未遂案认罪后,被判处4年半监禁。 Barry Reddan, a 65-year-old retired motor mechanic from County Donegal, Ireland, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to an attempted armed robbery at a Clonmany post office on November 11, 2020. Reddan持枪并声称是为爱尔兰共和军效劳,他带着面具和猴子帽进入邮局,威胁工作人员并造成恐惧,特别是给玛丽·布伦南女邮差造成恐惧,她触发了恐慌警报,把自己锁在厨房里。 Armed with a firearm and claiming to be acting for the IRA, Reddan entered the post office wearing a mask and a monkey hat, threatening staff and causing fear, particularly to postmistress Mary Brennan, who activated a panic alarm and locked herself in the kitchen. 尽管没有钱被盗,但警方的调查将他与犯罪中使用的一辆白色福特费斯达面包车联系起来。 Though no money was stolen, a Garda investigation linked him to a white Ford Fiesta van used in the crime. 法庭听到受害人的创伤和Reddan的悔恨,注意到他没有前科记录、早认罪和稳定的个人生活。 The court heard of the victim’s trauma and Reddan’s remorse, noting his lack of prior record, early guilty plea, and stable personal life. John Aylmer法官以减刑因素为由,将原8年刑期减为8年,最后判处4年半的刑期,缓刑报告表明重犯风险较低。 Judge John Aylmer reduced the original eight-year sentence, citing mitigation factors, and imposed a final sentence of four and a half years, with a probation report indicating a low risk of reoffending.