Sentence wait for man (38) who swung screwdriver at Lidl security guard in Dublin
LATEST | Mohamed Kaness, formerly of Gardiner Street, D1, was charged after footage was uploaded to social media
Mohamed KanessA 38-year-old man who swung a screwdriver at a supermarket security guard in Dublin will be sentenced in February.Mohamed Kaness, formerly of Gardiner Street, D1, was charged after footage was uploaded to social media.He was granted strict bail on August 9 at Dublin District Court.Kaness was charged with unlawful possession of a flathead screwdriver as a weapon and producing an implement capable of causing serious injury at Lidl on Talbot Street in the city centre's north side on August 7. Following adjournments, he appeared again, pleaded guilty and was remanded on bail pending sentence, with a pre-sentence probation report to be furnished to the court at his next hearing.At his previous hearing, Garda Paul Mooney objected to bail; he cited witness interference concerns and quoted an excerpt from Kaness's interview: "I’m not going to leave them alone".News in 90 Seconds - Monday, November 24 Gardaí asked what he would do then, to which he allegedly replied, “If you don't do it, your job, I want to report him, it's only two bottles, and I was going anyway."The Store Street-based officer said that the man made no reply when charged with two counts under the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act.The garda mentioned that the accused lacked an address, having lost his hostel place when a recording of the incident surfaced online.Describing the incident, Garda Mooney had said he and colleagues responded to a report initially stating there was a man with a knife in the supermarket who had been held by security.The court heard that Kaness had a broad-headed screwdriver and "was swinging this implement at security, that is why he was being detained."The defence stated that English was the accused's first language, but he had agreed to reside with a friend in the Dublin 7 area, provided he stayed away from specific locations.Mr Kaness, who was granted legal aid, was ordered to sign on five days a week at a Garda station, provide gardaí with his new address, and remain away from Talbot Street and his former hostel.
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