Suspended sentence for man who stole power tools worth €1,500 in Offaly

A man was given a suspended prison sentence during a recent sitting of Tullamore District Court for stealing a number of power tools from an Edenderry property.

Mark Byrne, 530 St Patrick's Park, Rathangan, Kildare pleaded guilty to committing the burglary on the 18th of October last while he was trespassing on a premises in The Derries Edenderry.

Sergeant Richard Thornton told the court that the tools were worth €1,500 and only a third of them were subsequently recovered.

The defending solicitor said his client had given €1,000 in compensation to the injured party.

“My client used to work in the construction industry. Due to a medical problem with one of his kidneys he hasn't been working for the last six months.”

Judge Andrew Cody convicted and sentenced to two months imprisonment, suspending the sentence for three years.