Charity box thief gets nine months jail for 'mean' crime

Accused, who was homeless, stole from collection boxes on two different dates

The accused told the court he took the money because he was homeless. Picture: Larry Cummins

A “particularly mean type of crime” saw a 30-year-old man being jailed for nine months.

Judge Olann Kelleher made this comment as he imposed the sentence on Edward O’Donoghue, of Cork Simon community, at Cork District Court.