‘Houdini’ robber gets 14 years in jail after gardai foil gun raid

Niall Fitzpatrick has been sentenced to 14 years in jail

Ralph Riegel

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.