24/08/2017

Man In Court Charged With Laois Filling Station Robbery

A 31-year-old man has appeared before court charged in connection with an armed robbery of a filling station in Co Laois.

Gardaí said a man wearing a balaclava entered the filling station on the Portlaoise Road in Mountrath at around 12.35am on Saturday, 19 August.

The suspect threatened a staff member with a firearm, which was discharged during the incident. The man eventually made off with an amount of cash. Both the firearm and cash were later recovered.

The suspect appeared before the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin this morning, 24 August.

Investigations are continuing.

(LM)

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