‘Houdini’ robber gets 14 years in jail after gardai foil gun raid
An armed robber whose raid on the home of a fast-food businessman was foiled by an elite Garda unit has been jailed for 14 years.
Niall Fitzpatrick (47) – nicknamed ‘Houdini’ after escaping from custody in 2002 – was jailed after committing the attempted aggravated burglary armed with a pump-action shotgun while on bail for charges of handling stolen property.
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