No jail for Corkman who used walking frame to shoplift

Judge: 'He is asking the court to sympathise but he goes away and commits these offences using his walker'

The judge was concerned the accused used his walker to commit the crimes. File picture

A 40-year-old man walking with the aid of a Zimmer frame used the seat of the walker to stash goods that he was stealing in shops.

Martin Anderson, of St John’s Well, Fairhill, Cork, was given a 10-month suspended term after pleading guilty to theft charges arising out of offences committed on the same date — January 30, 2023.