Man who pleaded guilty to carjacking incidents in Cork and Tipperary to be sentenced in July

Violent knifepoint carjacking episodes in Midleton and Roscrea by a man with psychiatric issues saw him pleading guilty to the crimes at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

“This is a serious matter, carrying a possible maximum sentence of 15 years,” Judge Helen Boyle said.

Przenyslaw Lipiec (44) of The Crescent, Millbrook, Mill Road, Cork, previously entered signed pleas of guilty to charges of carjacking and related offences.

Judge Boyle adjourned sentencing in the case until July 7 with the accused remanded in custody until then.

One charge states that on November 2, 2025, at Circle K Service Station, Cork Road, Midleton, County Cork, by intimidation, and being violent and very aggressive, shouting, did unlawfully seize a red Nissan Note car from the owner.

A second charge related to the same date and place refers to the same defendant damaging property, namely lower glass pane in the main shop door, valued €500.

He also admitted that on November 2, 2025, at Main Street, Roscrea, County Tipperary, he committed the hijacking, or the unlawful seizure of a vehicle, and produced in a manner likely unlawfully to intimidate another person an article capable of inflicting serious injury, namely a knife with a blade several inches long.

A related charge states that by threat of force and intimidation of owner of a blue Kia Sorrento, at knife point to hand over his car keys and surrender his car.

The background circumstances that gave rise to the charges on both date will be outlined at the sentencing hearing on July 7.