'If I stole it I would say I stole it' - West Cork man refuses to pay €300 after denying honey theft

The judge convicted him and fined him €500, and Mr Delee said he would appeal

John Delee of Coornishal in Skibbereen in West Cork had denied a charge of theft of the jars of the honey from a market stall on September 5 last year at the town's traditional Saturday market. File photo

The alleged theft of jars of honey from a market stall is now heading for the circuit court after the man accused of the crime refused an offer to pay the stallholder €300.

John Delee of Coornishal in Skibbereen in West Cork had denied a charge of theft of the jars of the honey from a market stall on September 5 last year at the town's traditional Saturday market.