This article is from page 17 of the 2011-05-10 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 17 JPG
A JUDGE has described the taking of ladies’ handbags from pubs as “a particularly mean type of theft”.
Judge Joseph Mangan made the comment as he imposed a two month suspended sentence at Ennis District Court on Friday.
Carrie Brigdale (21), with an address at Cappamore, Barefield, and currently living in Cork city, appeared in court, charged with taking a black ladies handbag, valued, along with cash at € 220, from Ciarán’s Bar, in Ennis on December 22 (2010).
The property was subsequently recovered and Ms Brigdale pleaded guilty to the offence.
Solicitor for the accused, Tara Godfrey, told the court that her client had suffered with a significant heroin problem in the latter half of 2010.
She said she is now receiving treatment and counselling for her addiction.
Handing down a two month suspended sentence, Judge Mangan said the theft of handbags was “a particularly mean type of theft”.
He ordered that the defendant enter a bond to keep the peace for two years.