Phone theft has left student nervous of public transport, Cork court told

The had 137 previous convictions, including 16 for theft, seven for robbery, four for burglary, one for aggravated burglary and three for attempted robbery.

The incident happened at the bus station at Parnell Place in Cork City. File photo: Larry Cummins

A student has been left feeling vulnerable and anxious about taking public transport since a 39-year-old stranger asked to use his phone to make a call and then made off with it.

Connie Foley of Gould’s Hill, Mallow, County Cork, has been jailed yesterday for eight months for the crime.