A 38-yr-old Egyptian man who brandished a screwdriver at a supermarket security guard in Dublin has been deported, reports Breaking News.
Mohamed Kaness, previously residing on Gardiner Street in D1, faced charges after video footage of the incident circulated on social media.
He received strict bail conditions on August 9th at Dublin District Court, reports Breaking News.
Kaness was accused of unlawfully possessing a flathead screwdriver as an offensive weapon and producing an implement likely to cause serious injury at the Lidl store on Talbot Street in the north inner city on August 7th.
After several adjournments, he entered a guilty plea and was remanded on bail awaiting sentence, with a probation report scheduled for submission at the following court appearance.
The matter returned to court on Friday, when Judge Michele Finan inquired whether the defendant was present in court, reports Breaking News.
Defence solicitor Luke Staines informed the judge that Kaness was absent due to his deportation to Egypt and proposed that the proceedings be struck out, reports Breaking News.
The court sergeant verified that the accused had been removed from the jurisdiction on January 15th. Given this development, Judge Finan issued no additional orders.
At an earlier hearing, Garda Paul Mooney had opposed bail, expressing worries over potential interference with witnesses and citing a portion of Kaness’s interview: “I’m not going to leave them alone,” reports Breaking News.
During questioning, when gardaà asked what he meant by that, he reportedly responded, “If you don’t do it, your job, I want to report him, it’s only two bottles, and I was going anyway,” reports Breaking News.
The Store Street garda noted that the man offered no reply when formally charged with the two offences under the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, reports Breaking News.
The officer added that the accused no longer had a fixed address after being evicted from his hostel accommodation once the video of the altercation appeared online.
Outlining the events, Garda Mooney explained that he and other officers attended following an initial report of a man armed with a knife inside the supermarket who was being restrained by security staff, reports Breaking News.
The court was told that Kaness was holding a broad-headed screwdriver and “was swinging this implement at security, that is why he was being detained.”
The defence pointed out that English was not the accused’s native language, though he consented to live with a friend in the Dublin 7 district on condition that he avoided certain specified areas, reports Breaking News.
Kaness, who qualified for legal aid, was directed to sign on at a garda station five days per week, furnish gardaà with details of his updated address, and steer clear of Talbot Street and his previous hostel accommodation, reports Breaking News.
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