Vodafone employee who stole €22k over 50 thefts spared jail

Retail adviser issued refunds to his bank account after till had been balanced

The accused has since secured a loan to pay back his previous employer. Picture: Nicholas.T.Ansell/PA Wire

A Vodafone employee who stole €22,500 from the company by issuing refunds to his bank account after the till had been balanced for the day has been given a suspended sentence.

Con Cowman (31) had been working as a retail adviser in the phone company’s shop in Dundrum Town Centre when the discrepancies were noted.