Posted on 12/13/2018 10:12:00 AM PST by Olog-hai
A South Dublin community is “appalled” and “in shock” after money was stolen from two church collectors at knife point in the grounds of a Tallaght church, with one of the men being slashed in the arm.
Gardaí confirmed that they were investigating the theft of a sum of money and an assault in Balrothery, Tallaght yesterday morning.
They said a man in his 70s had money stolen from him and received a slash wound to his arm. The man was taken to hospital with minor injuries and no arrests have yet been made.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, local councillor Mick Duff explained that two parish volunteers with were taking the weekend collection from St Aengus’ Church to the bank yesterday morning at about 10.30am.
Duff said that usually this would be a “mundane amount of money”, but this week a charity collection for St. Vincent de Paul, the parish Christmas raffle money and the usual collection were all being transported.
It is believed the amount stolen was about €10,000.
The two men — aged in their 50s and 70s — were approached by a man with a knife who told them he was taking the money. When the man in his 70s resisted, he was slashed with the knife before the robber escaped. …
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I read the story at the link.
There is ONE piece of info missing.
I’ll bet 100% of freepers can guess what that info is...
It’s a sad comment on the world (and on me) that my first guess on whodunit is the two guys transporting the money. Was the cut on the older man’s arm superficial?
perp description?
>>There is ONE piece of info missing.
>>I’ll bet 100% of freepers can guess what that info is...
I’m not saying it was Muslims... but, my first guess would be...
Yup..!
No description of the perp at all.
And you know what that means.
If the knife was a semi-automatic assault knife? :o)
Mooslims.
Thank goodness it wasn’t stolen by a man waving a gun.
In America it’s either “yutes” or “amish”.
In the British Isles, it’s “asians”.
Doubt if they are shocked. Ireland has turned its back on God.
Have they cleared the bishops yet?
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