[Article] Woman jailed over Luas robbery

[Colm Moore]

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Woman jailed over Luas robbery

A mother of three young children who took part in the robbery of a young woman student at a Luas stop has been given a four-year sentence by Judge Patrick McCartan at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Edel Losty (31) held the young woman’s arm at the Busáras Luas stop while a teenage accomplice raised her fist and demanded the victim’s purse.

The pair were arrested nearby when the woman identified them to gardaÃ*.

Losty, of South Circular Road, pleaded guilty to the robbery in the early hours of October 31st, 2006.

Eoin Hardiman BL, defending, said Losty had left a rehabilitation programme to deal with her addiction herself but had relapsed and was now waiting to be reassessed for treatment.

Judge McCartan imposed a four-year sentence and suspended the final year.