Man (21) who forced pensioner into boot of car jailed for six years Judge Martin Nolan described it today as a “pretty sinister crime”. By Sonya McLean and Brion Hoban Wednesday 10 Mar 2021, 11:03 AM Mar 10th 2021, 11:03 AM 18,717 Views 0 Comments File photo. Image: Sasko Lazarov/Rollingnews.ie A 21-YEAR-OLD man who bundled a pensioner into the boot of his car while she was out walking early on a winter’s morning has been jailed for six years. Yesterday, the court heard through the 70-year-old woman’s victim statement that she looked into Martin Gallagher’s face as “I lay in that boot. I was afraid for my life.”