The pair had become engaged after they struck up a relationship online. Det Garda Motherway said that Mr Tindley had told gardai he was 'desperate' to be reunited with his fiancée in the States.
A former HSE home care assistant who made knifepoint death threats during post office raids he carried out in order to raise money to visit his fiancée in the US has been jailed for four years.
READ MORE: Man accused of post office raids to allegedly fund visit to fiancée in US is sent forward for trial Det Garda Motherway said that Tindley had sent some €19,000 to his fiancée. This included money he stole during the first two post office raids which involved an amount in excess €3,000. The court heard that Skye had no idea where the funds had come from and was blameless in the offence.
Just five days later Mr Tindley went to Ballintemple post office at noon and put a knife to the neck of a woman in her forties. He demanded €15,000. “The customer was in fear that she was going to be injured or killed. He left with €1,300.” Mr Tindley was also identified from CCTV whilst the knife used in the robberies was found under the driver’s seat of his vehicle. A hat was also recovered from the car which contained the DNA of Mr Tindley.
Ms O’Connell conceded that the crimes committed by Tindley were “indefensible” and “traumatic and frightening” for the victims in the case. She said that there was “an unusual degree of disconnect between these violent offences and the offender.”
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