Suspended term for thief caught on camera

A young burglar who was caught on camera trying to change a stolen jar of coins for notes in a petrol station next door to the house he had just broken into has been given a suspended sentence.

Gerry Wall, aged 22, and an accomplice also stole jewellery worth €4,030 along with the coins valued at €58, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. None of the property was recovered.

The court heard several rooms in the house had been ransacked and €2,315 of damage was caused.