Young addict who carried out shoplifting spree in Cork a day after her prison release is jailed

Judge Robert said: “It is quite clear the difficulty for this young lady is her addiction."

Judge Roberts imposed a number of sentences with the combined effect of her having an overall jail term of 18 weeks and a four-month sentence hanging over her on her release from prison. File picture

A young woman with a Benzodiazepine addiction was released from a jail sentence on April 21 and by April 22 she had committed the first of a new spate of crimes.

Now at Cork District Court, 24-year-old Kelsie Flynn of no fixed address has pleaded guilty to her latest series of offences. Judge Colm Roberts noted that she was back in trouble within 24 hours of her release from prison.