An English Market butcher staked his claim to being local peacekeeper when he caught a man in a bear-hug as he tried to snatch a handbag hanging from a baby’s buggy. Butcher John Boyling of Best Meats nabbed Philip Murphy, aged 49, after first noticing that the accused was walking up and down and watching the property before eventually trying to steal it. Murphy, of 53 Orchard Court, denied the theft and said he was only in the English Market that day looking for a piece of meat to buy for his mother. He stood across from the baby’s buggy where there was a bag. He approached with an Aran sweater draped over his arm.

Source: Irish Examiner April 30, 2019 20:15 UTC