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‘He was punching me so hard I was afraid I’d lose my sight’: Dublin city shop staff in fear after spate of attacks and robberies

CCTV footage shows terrifying moment shop assistant was pepper-sprayed

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The thief enquires about a phone

The thief enquires about a phone

The thief asks about a phone

The thief asks about a phone

The thief grabs the phone after pepper-spraying staff

The thief grabs the phone after pepper-spraying staff

The thief flees with the €1,350 phone

The thief flees with the €1,350 phone

Dublin self-defence instructor Maria Poole. Photo: Steve Humphreys

Dublin self-defence instructor Maria Poole. Photo: Steve Humphreys

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The thief enquires about a phone

This is the moment a masked thief, posing as a shopper in Dublin city centre, showered staff with pepper spray before fleeing with a €1,350 phone.

The CCTV footage was provided to the Irish Independent as business people in the north inner city report that robbery and theft are on the rise.


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