Man Admits To Threatening Teenager With Knife During Burglary In Midlands Town

Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 16:38

The 24 year-old appeared before a sitting of Athlone District Court.

A man has admitted in court to threatening a fourteen year old, with a kitchen knife during a burglary in a Midlands town.

The 24 year-old, who cannot be named, as he was 16 at the time of the offence, appeared before a sitting of Athlone District Court on foot of an outstanding bench warrant from 2022.

According to the Irish Independent, the incident in question took place on January 23rd 2019 at an address in the Athlone, shortly before 4pm

The man and a 17 year old co-accused entered the property, armed with a knife.

He put the knife to the chest of the victim, recording the entire incident on his phone, making him wait in a nearby bedroom while a number of items were stolen, including an Xbox and a phone.

The court heard that gardaí arrived on the scene minutes later, where he was arrested and taken to Athlone Garda Station.

He pleaded gulity to aggravated burglary, false imprisonment, production of an offensive weapon and two counts of assault causing harm.

The judge remanded the accused on bail to a sitting of Athlone District Court on January 6th .