Shop worker who stole cigarettes worth over €1,500 avoids jail

A Bangladeshi national working in a shop in Cork waited until the store was closed and stole more than €1,500 worth of cigarettes over a five-week period.

Shoumen Mandal, aged 28, was working at SuperValu at Old Youghal Road, Mayfield, Cork.

Remanded in custody for seven days on the theft charges, Mandal was back before Cork District Court yesterday where he pleaded guilty to all counts.