Heroin addict escapes jail over burglary

A heroin addict who threw a bag of stolen goods into his neighbour’s garden during a Garda raid was today given a three-year suspended sentence for burglary.

Heroin addict escapes jail over burglary
Tue, 05 Apr, 2005 - 16:29

A heroin addict who threw a bag of stolen goods into his neighbour’s garden during a Garda raid was today given a three-year suspended sentence for burglary.

Kenneth Kinsella, (aged 28), from River Close, Killiney, Dublin, had a series of previous convictions for stealing to feed his habit.

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