'It's still a sin,' judge tells Cork man who broke off attempt to steal from church collection box

The 65-year-old man used a tweezers to attempt to steal from the box

The accused had multiple previous convictions for stealing cash from church collection boxes in Cork city. File picture

A 65-year-old man used a tweezers to attempt to steal cash from a collection box in a church and his solicitor told the court that he stopped before he got anything.

However, the sentencing judge said: “It is still an occasion of sin”.