Woman in tears after iPhone snatched

Gardaí found a young woman in tears in Cork city centre after a heroin addict had approached her from behind and snatched her handbag containing her iPhone 5.

The culprit was jailed for eight months for this offence yesterday and for a total of ten months when other charges against him were taken into consideration.

Inspector Eileen Foster said the crime was committed on Oliver Plunkett St, Cork, on March 28, 2014.