Jail for hotel safe burglar

A foreign national whose identity remains uncertain has been jailed for two years for burglary at a top Dublin hotel and use of a stolen credit card to buy luxury items at city centre jewellers.

The man had escaped from a UK prison where he was serving a sentence for similar crimes just 10 days before committing the offences in Dublin. Gardaí were assisted by reports in UK newspapers in apprehending the individual, who may also be wanted in France and America.