Addict with ‘a heart of gold’ stole charity box

A young man with a heart of gold who got addicted to drink, drugs and gambling stole a charity collection box from a fast food outlet to fund his addictions.

He was yesterday jailed for six months.

Stephen Moussa, aged 23, of 228 Comeragh Park, The Glen, Cork, pleaded guilty at Cork District Court to three separate counts of theft.