Drug addict who held five people hostage during armed school robbery to be sentenced next week
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A man who held five members of the board of management at a Longford town primary school hostage and committed an armed robbery has told the court of his addiction issues which began at the age of 14.
James Cranny, 14 Meadowcrest, Boyle, Co Roscommon, appeared before Judge Keenan Johnson at Longford District Court where he read out five letters of apology to the victims of his actions in August 2020.
The court heard that the man had consumed a significant amount of intoxicants before carrying out an armed robbery at the school, including a bottle of whiskey, 38 sleeping tablets, 40 valium tablets and heroine.