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24 Oct 2025

Derry Court told women woke to discover £1,000 of items stolen

Derry courthouse

Derry courthouse at Bishop Street

Derry Magistrate's Court heard today how after a woman had been out drinking with some other women had passed out and she woke to discover items valued at more than £1,000 had been stolen.

Annie Elizabeth Mongan (22) of no fixed abode admitted the charge of theft that occurred on dates between May 17 2021 and May 20 2021.

The court heard that police were told by the victim that she had been drinking with three other women and they had gone back to her address.

She passed out and when she came round she discovered that the items including an iPhone were missing.

Police were able to trace the iPhone and went to the defendant's address and most of the items were recovered.

Defence counsel Eoghan Devlin said that the defendant was a young woman who found it difficult to abide by conditions.

Mongan was jailed for 4 weeks.

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