Justice for stabbed taxi driver after 8 years

[watty]

Fukker got 4 years with no time off!  And the other guy died in 2017.  Karma's a bitch 

Dublin man jailed after stabbing taxi driver and stealing his car in vicious attack

Emergency services declared a 'code red' after a taxi driver was left bleeding profusely on the side of a road following a serious assault by two men eight years ago, a court has been told.  Ryan Cannon (29) was handed a four-year sentence yesterday for his role in the assault.

Imposing sentence, Judge Pauline Codd said the victim sustained extensive injuries, and it is “lucky [Cannon] is not facing more serious charges” in relation to the incident on September 10, 2016.  Cannon of Pinewood Green Hill, Balbriggan, Fingal, Co. Dublin pleaded guilty to assault causing harm and unlawful seizure of a vehicle on the second day of his trial in April.  Dublin Circuit Criminal Court was told that Cannon's co-accused is not before the courts as he passed away in 2017.

The court heard that the victim was working and had parked outside McDonald’s in Airside Retail Park at 2.50 am on the night as there was a queue of taxis outside the Wright Venue.  A man got into the front passenger seat of the taxi and shouted to another person, later identified as Cannon, to “come on.”  Cannon got in, and the taxi driver asked the two men where they wanted to go. The co-accused said, “Just drive,” with Cannon saying to head towards Drogheda.  The victim started to drive, and the co-accused handed him a €50 note. He drove in the direction of the Pavilions Shopping Centre but got a bad feeling.  He pulled in and handed back the €50 note. The victim expected the two men to get out of the taxi, but the co-accused started to hit him in the face.  Cannon was sitting in the back seat and put a knife to the victim's neck, telling him to drive. The victim drove in the direction of the shopping centre while the co-accused continued to hit him.

The victim was in fear for his life and managed to stop at a roundabout before the shopping centre. Cannon then asked for the keys to the taxi.  While Cannon and the co-accused were getting out, the victim managed to escape, running down the road with the taxi's keys.  Both men followed him and continued the attack. The co-accused hit the taxi driver in the head again. The taxi driver handed them the keys.  Cannon stabbed him around seven times. There were no people or cars passing on the road at the time of the attack. Cannon and his co-accused got into the taxi with Cannon driving the vehicle away.

The taxi was later found burnt out in the Balbriggan area. A phone worth €500 and €150 cash were in the taxi, but were not recovered.

The victim had another phone with him and was able to raise the alarm. When gardai arrived on the scene, he was bleeding profusely from his wounds.  Garda Sergeant Warren O'Sullivan told Derek Cooney BL, prosecuting that emergency services considered his injuries to be potentially so serious that they declared a 'code red' and he was taken to Beaumont Hospital.  He sustained bruising to his face and cuts to his torso, abdomen and shoulder.

Both men were identified from CCTV.  Cannon absconded to the United Kingdom but was arrested by arrangement. When he was interviewed, nothing of evidential value was obtained.

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Judge Codd said the victim was left “injured on the road” and in fear while doing his job. She also noted that his taxi was burnt out, and his insurance costs increased following this attack.  Judge Codd said the victim was “incredibly forgiving”, “humane”, and generous in his decision to forgive Cannon.  However, she said that the “seriousness of his actions” is not “minimised by reason of the generosity” of the victim.

She said the use of the knife is an aggravating factor, noting that Cannon had absconded and “did not face up to the consequences” of his actions at an early stage. She noted the co-accused was older and accepted the defence's submission that he was not a good role model for Cannon.  She said she took into account the mitigating factors, including Cannon's family support, his expressions of remorse and efforts to rehabilitate.
 Judge Codd handed him a four-year prison sentence. She declined to suspend any part of the sentence, noting that while his time in custody would also impact on his family, “at the same time, these are very serious offences”.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

money was handed to him up front...
he shouldn't have poked the animal further.
cunts don't like gettin fucked out of the car in my experience either. if you're lucky they'll only try and take the fuckin door off the hinges by slammin it.

[taxi1990]

Lucky he had a second phone with him, id say most drivers would only have the one phone on them.

[C5]

I have a Nokia 3210 in my inside body warmer pocket for such an unfortunate occasion.

[taxi1990]

That's clever, hopefully you never need it.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

john daly special. deadly little yoke.

[taxi1990]

john daly special. deadly little yoke.

Where did you buy that phone?

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/335287318625?epid=2299875454&itmmeta=01J040YJR2E9VM3996RF56S2QN&hash=item4e10ae7861:g:KgMAAOSwN3NlnANa&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4IALXw8n32z6jPX9vBHmEuUrXx%2Bdif3WGitJ3Kb0hJHcTtHcOo0yCuPYWd2jU6JZ0apvXioPApt5LGL8Z3BcXSE1sXsNZ6HsQ0fF%2FGmvGINM42JFvWIEeT1VJN8IipOPN%2BMrUsC4bDAzKG27uT07qA5FoGMgwfrnVbJkl7HWlk6dZVIZgqPwnqDC3LvbSHJrO973EKtn8Jglzh4nbBYrPMxSA%2Fw8QEY%2FXS7AALn41QwZx1QVMmVPUa9CnCOxoT%2FF76%2FzfbnqDKuDlYRAkYPwb2%2BTZlRijeIujl8TpwKWjkYF%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR86s-oCBZA

[watty]

That's clever, hopefully you never need it.

I have a Nokia 3210 in my inside body warmer pocket for such an unfortunate occasion.

Double clever if they try to stab you in the heart and it might deflect the blade 

[taxi1990]

john daly special. deadly little yoke.

Where did you buy that phone?

 

[Rat Catcher]

I remember the case well. The car was actually burnt out in Bellewstown, not sure if they changed that to protect the identity of the deceased but the story at the time went along the lines of the culprits telling the driver to head towards Drogheda because they assumed a man of his skin colour wouldn't know where Bellewstown is.

I see the convicted man has 25 previous convictions and is currently serving a prison sentence in respect of an unrelated crime. I wonder how long is left on that sentence and whether this one is concurrent or consecutive? In any event, I dare say if the driver was white and Irish by accident of birth the sentence would have been far more severe or, indeed, ifn it was the other way round i.e. a migrant taxi driver from India attacking white Irish passengers.

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

i remember when i first started drivin i picked two cunts up in swords wantin to go to duleek.
didn't know what or where duleek is/was.
directed up the rathbeale road. keep goin straight i'll tell ye where to go i was told. grand.
as it happens the sober one who's gaff we were goin to fell asleep and the buckled one stayed conscious and administered faulty directions. drivin around in fuckin circles for an hour. the sober one woke up and said where the fuck are we. i havn't a fuckin breeze i told him. it was like an episode of star trek or sumtin. my instruments have gone beyond all known parameters captain. kept drivin around in the dark. on the final approach i remember i buzzed bellewstown a few times. found the gaff in the end. it was a big telly savalas in the middle of nowhere. only got a fraction of what was on the meter the cunts.

[watty]

2016 -- Car was stolen from outside Gormanston public house

A man who stole a car from outside a pub after the driver went in for a coffee with friends has been given the chance to get compensation after the court heard the vehicle was later found burnt out.
Ryan Cannon, (20), whose address was given as Crufty Cottage, Beamore, Drogheda, pleaded guilty to stealing the car and driving without insurance after it was taken from outside the Huntsman Inn, Gormanston on June 28 2014.

Dundalk court heard how the driver had parked his vehicle in the car park and went to an outside area to have coffee with friends. Cannon and another man had been in the bar playing pool and CCTV showed them leaving a short time later. The car was later found burnt out and Cannon made no comment during interviews with Gardai.

He has a number of previous convictions and his solicitor told the court that Cannon is three years into a plumbing course which will be finished in six months time. <snip>

2020 -- Man hit other over head with hammer in row, court hears

A man has been accused of wielding a claw hammer and chasing after another man, who was then struck on the head from behind.  Ryan Cannon (25) was "clearly seen" with the hammer on CCTV footage, Dublin District Court heard.  The alleged victim was treated in hospital for his injuries.  Judge Michael Walsh granted bail and adjourned the case.

Mr Cannon, of Park View Apartments, Vauxhall Street, Balbriggan, is charged with producing an article capable of causing serious injury and likely to intimidate in the course of a dispute at Curran Park, Balbriggan, on June 17.  He is also separately charged with breaching Covid-19 regu-lations by failing to comply with garda directions under the Health Act at his home on April 22. <snip>

2024 -- Sunday World story at top

Ryan Cannon (29) was handed a four-year sentence yesterday for his role in the assault.

The ages match up so assuming it's the same Mr Cannon, I hope he managed to finish his plumbing course.  There seem to be a lot of cars going on fire when he's around...

[Dr. Martin Gooter Bling]

it goes to show ye don't know what kind of header is planked behind you. i've a semi regular who's an ex heroin dealer/armoured car robber.

[Shallow Hal]

The ages match up so assuming it's the same Mr Cannon, I hope he managed to finish his plumbing course.  There seem to be a lot of cars going on fire when he's around


Looks like he might have subsequently taken up a carpentry course or similar where he learned to use a hammer effectively.