Man tries to use 'eccentric' defence to avoid burglary conviction in Cork

He claimed he saw two men wearing dark clothes similar to his own in the shop and he went in after them to stop the burglary

The 65-year-old Englishman who lectures in anatomy in Ukraine was handed a sentence of three months backdated to March 17. File photo: Dan Linehan

A 65-year-old Englishman who lectures in anatomy in Ukraine was caught breaking into a shop in Cork but he came up with the ‘eccentric’ defence of spotting two men burgling and going in after them to prevent the crime.

Judge Olann Kelleher convicted Stephen Haynes of carrying out the crime in Cork city.