Thief must repay €1,650 to cafe
The owners estimated the loss at €1,800 and the summons against the accused specified €1,500, so Judge Leo Malone split the difference and said the man who stole the money would have to come up with €1,650 if he wanted to avoid a jail sentence.
“He was given the facility of using a staff toilet and he abused that facility. If he pays compensation he will get a suspended sentence. If not, he will get a prison sentence,” Judge Malone said at Cork District Court.
