Man stole a life jacket from flight

A senior member of security personnel at Shannon airport believed a stolen life jacket contained in luggage was an improvised explosive device (IED).

Man stole a life jacket from flight

At Gort District Court, Rohit Sharma, aged 37, of Sunbury on Thames, Surrey, England, escaped a jail term after pleading guilty to the stealing of the life jacket from the Aer Lingus London-Shannon flight on Tuesday.

Judge Patrick Durcan told Mr Sharma at Ennis District Court on Wednesday that a prison sentence was foremost in his mind and remanded the company director to re-appear before Gort District Court yesterday.

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