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20/02/2015
Escaped Prisoner Robbed Pharmacy Before Recapture
An escaped prisoner caught by the PSNI at a city centre bar robbed a pharmacy at knifepoint shortly before being recaptured.
53-year-old Derek Brockwell, escaped from Tallaght Hospital, after stabbing two prison officers.
Brockwell was recaptured outside a Wetherspoons pub in Belfast. Brockwell began stabbing himself in the abdomen the police approached him.
Police confirmed that prior to his arrest, Brockwell robbed the Urban Pharmacy on the Dublin Road, threatening staff with a knife.
Brockwell is currently being treated in hospital for self-inflicted wounds, and police said he will be questioned about the armed robbery as soon as he has been discharged.
(MH/CD)
53-year-old Derek Brockwell, escaped from Tallaght Hospital, after stabbing two prison officers.
Brockwell was recaptured outside a Wetherspoons pub in Belfast. Brockwell began stabbing himself in the abdomen the police approached him.
Police confirmed that prior to his arrest, Brockwell robbed the Urban Pharmacy on the Dublin Road, threatening staff with a knife.
Brockwell is currently being treated in hospital for self-inflicted wounds, and police said he will be questioned about the armed robbery as soon as he has been discharged.
(MH/CD)
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