Kildare resident shocked to discover their home was broken into over the Easter weekend

Kildare resident shocked to discover their home was broken into over the Easter weekend. File photographplaceholder image
Kildare resident shocked to discover their home was broken into over the Easter weekend. File photograph

The crime occurred in Newbridge

A County Kildare resident was shocked to discover that their home was broken into over the Easter weekend.

Details of the incident were highlighted by Garda Lenny Donnellan during a recent guest appearance on KFM.

He told host Hannah Kelly that the crime took place sometime between April 4 last and April 5 last in the Belin Woods estate of Newbridge.

According to Gda Donnellan, the owner returned to their home to discover that, to their shock, it has been broken into.

A door at the property was smashed and items were moved inside the home.

However, nothing was taken from the property.

Gda Donnellan concluded by urging anyone with information and / or CCTV footage of the incident to contact Newbridge Garda Station on 045 440 180.

When asked by the Leinster Leader about this crime, a garda spokesperson responded: "Gardaí attended a scene of a burglary at a residential premises in Newbridge, County Kildare in the early hours of Sunday, April 5 last."

The spokesperson added: "Investigations are ongoing."

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