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A MAN has been convicted of bur- gling a house in Kilrush, in a case that centered on a fingerprint which was found at the scene.
Bartosz Ksiazkiewicz (24), of Cui- snace, Cappagh, Kilrush, had denied a charge of burgling a house at Clo- verhill, Moyadda, Kilrush, in June 2008.
The case was heard in court in April and was adjourned for a deci- sion by Judge Joseph Mangan.
He said in court last week that he was convicting the accused and im- posed a three-month jail sentence. He fixed a bond in the event of an appeal.
During the hearing of the case, a woman told the court that when she returned to her home at Moyadda, Kilrush on the date in question, she
initially did not realise the house had been burgled, “as there were no visu- al signs at the time.”
However, she later realised that a computer, camera and mobile phone were missing. No damage had been caused.
She said the defendant was known to her husband and he had been in her house previously.
A garda who examined fingerprints found at the scene told the court that one of four prints examined matched a fingerprint taken from the ac- Corer
The defendant told the court he had visited the house in question quite often. Asked how his fingerprint was found on the window frame, he said he did not know, but that it may be because he had opened the window. He said he did not break into the house.