Rural burglaries cause fear and revulsion, says judge

Burglaries in remote rural areas cause huge revulsion and fear and had to be dealt with sternly by the courts, a sentencing judge said yesterday as he added another year to a burglar’s time in jail for his latest crime.

William Hogan, aged 46, formerly of Liffey Park, Mayfield, Cork, was described by Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin as a recidivist burglar who had travelled from Mayfield to West Cork to carry out this crime.

Hogan was already serving three years for previous burglaries, and has 105 previous convictions. At Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday, he got a two-year consecutive term with the second year suspended.