Gambler stole to repay debts

A GAMBLER who was under pressure to repay his debts climbed a drainpipe to get in through a first-floor window of the parochial house in Ballincollig where he stole €7,000 in cash.

Gambler stole to repay    debts

Detective Garda Pat Condon testified yesterday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court that Ken O’Mahony, of 64 Castlepark, Ballincollig, Co Cork, committed this crime on July 12, 2010.

Judge Patrick J Moran imposed a sentence of six years with the last four-and-a-half suspended. The sentence is in respect of this burglary and several others committed by O’Mahony this year and last year.

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