Job saves man found with stolen copper from jail

The fact that a man got himself a job saved him from jail yesterday on charges of handling €2,500 worth of stolen copper sheeting.

Job saves man found with stolen copper from jail

Judge Olann Kelleher said at Cork District Court: “I am going to give you a chance to avoid the sentence because you are working — that is the only reason.”

Stephen Varian was before the court for sentencing in two cases. He also had the re-entry of a suspended jail sentence of four months for obstructing a police officer and engaging in threatening behaviour.

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