Third Person Charged In Westmeath Jewellery Robbery Investigation

The item was stolen last week, but has since been recovered.

A third person has been charged in relation to the robbery of an expensive piece of jewellery in Westmeath.

The item was taken at around 2.30pm last Wednesday afternoon in the Cornamaddy area of Athlone.

Two men, aged in their 30s and 40s, were arrested and charged in relation to the incident, and appeared before a sitting of Mullingar District Court last Friday.

However, Gardaí have confirmed a third person, a woman in her 40s, has also been arrested and charged - she appeared before Athlone District Court yesterday morning.

The piece of jewellery has since been recovered.

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