This article is from page 4 of the 2014-12-02 edition of The Clare People. OCR mistakes are to be expected so download the original SWF or the rendered page 4 JPG
AN Ennis man charged with the theft of € 14,650 from a woman in Limerick has been returned for trial to the circuit criminal court.
Alan Custy (38) appeared before Ennis District Court where he was served with a copy of the book of evidence against him.
Mr Custy, with an address at Dun Na hInse, Ennis, is charged with f ve counts of theft allegedly committed between June and November 2013.
Mr Custy is charged with stealing € 3,900 contrary to Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act from the woman in the district court area of Limerick between November 19 and 31 last as well as stealing € 3,400 from the woman in the same area on November 18 last.
He was also charged with stealing € 700 from her in the same area on September 17, 2013; stealing € 3,450 from her on dates between July 3 and 7, 2013, and stealing € 3,200 from the woman on June 17, 2013.
Mr Custy was previously granted conditional bail when he f rst ap peared in court in September.
Mr Custy was granted bail on condition he have no contact with the alleged injured party and no contact with any alleged witness.
The court heard that it is also a condition of bail that Mr Custy give an undertaking not to create any prof les on dating websites. On Wednesday, Det Gda Claire O’Shaughnessy of Ennis Garda Station gave evidence of serving the book of evidence on Mr Custy.
Inspector John O’Sullivan told the court the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) consents to the accused being returned for trial, on bail, to the next sessions of Ennis Circuit Criminal Court.
Judge Grainne O’Neill delivered the alibi warning to the accused and made the order returning Mr Custy for trial. Judge O’Neill approved legal aid for solicitor Tara Godfrey and one junior counsel.