Stolen iPhone found by owner using tracking app

A woman who had her iPhone stolen at Mustangs nightclub in Killarney used the ‘Find My Phone’ app to track it down to a repair shop in Cork City. A subsequent Garda inquiry led to the discovery of 13 stolen phones, many of them taken from nightspots in the town.

Sampson Nkqayi, aged 43, who runs a shop at 17, Shandon St in Cork, pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to multiple counts of handling stolen property. Judge David Riordan imposed a two-year jail sentence on Nkqayi and ordered him to do 240 hours of community service.

“Hats off to the lady who used the app and brought it to the attention of the gardaí,” Judge Riordan said.