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A TEENAGER who stole € 1300 worth of goods from Clare businesses across an 11 month shoplifting spree has been warned she faces a rison sentence.
Roxanne Considine (19) stole goods including cosmetics, wine and a chicken roll from shops and pharmacies in Ennis and Clarecastle between November 2012 and September 2013. Ms Considine, with an address at Clarehill, Clarecastle, pleaded guilty to 14 theft charges, details of which were outlined at Ennis District Court on Wednesday. She has no previous convictions.
Inspector Tom Kennedy told the court that from a garda point of view, Ms Considine is a “bad thief.”
Defence solicitor Tara Godfrey told the court that her client was “subject to extreme neglect” as a child. She said Ms Considine stole to get money for cannabis, a drug to which she had been seriously addicted.
Ms Godfrey said her client was a bright woman who achieved her junior and leaving certificates.
Judge Patrick Durcan said that the accused had come from a “very sad and very difficult background” having suffered the deaths of her parents and younger brother.
Noting Ms Considine’s guilty pleas and willingness to deal with her addiction, Judge Durcan adjourned sentencing for a month. However he warned Ms Considine that she would receive a nine-month prison sentence of she re-offended in that time.
“She’s a bright young lady and she must take responsibility,” he added.
The case was adjourned for a month and Ms Considine was ordered to remain under the supervision of the Probation Services.