Burglar who hid under attic insulation remanded on bail

A burglar who fell through the ceiling of a house after hiding from gardaí under the insulation in an attic has been remanded on bail pending sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Richard Woods (aged 29) of Finnstown Hall, Lucan, told gardai that he got into the house through an extension that was being built on and he climed into the attic to try and steal some power tools that he intended to sell on for heroin.