Suspended sentence for tiger kidnap victim

A tiger kidnapping victim whose theft from his employer came to light when the bank shut down because of the robbery has been given a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Glen Walsh, aged 27, stole almost €500,000 from AIB in Crumlin Cross over a period of six months by handing out cash to his co-accused, David Vickery, aged 27, who then used the money to place bets.

The pair would then use the winnings to reimburse the bank, but after bets were lost during the 2010 World Cup, there was an ultimate shortfall of €40,000.