Three arrested after Cork filling station robbery

A woman and two men have been arrested in Cork after an armed robbery on a filling station in the city last night.

Two masked men armed with knives held up staff at a service station on Leitrim Street and stole a quantity of cash. The men left the scene in a car. It was driven by another man and had a female passenger, a Garda spokesman said.

“A Garda car patrolling in the area stopped the car and arrested three occupants - a woman and two men ranging in ages from late 20s to mid 40s.

“ A fourth person, a man, escaped on foot. Gardaí­ recovered knives, balaclavas and cash in the car,” the spokesman said.

The three people arrested are being held at Mayfield and Gurranabraher Garda stations, under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.

The scene at the filling station is preserved for technical examination and the car has been seized for examination.