Courier caught with a stolen iPhone 12 in Cork avoids prison

The defendant's solicitor told the court: 'He had a courier contract—he lost that. He lost his job. He lost savings.'

Wayne Hogan pleaded guilty to the charge of being in possession of the stolen iPhone 12 in Little Island, County Cork. File picture

A courier caught with a stolen iPhone 12 in suspicious circumstances lost his job as a result of “the breach of trust” and now he has been given a six-month suspended sentence.

Wayne Hogan of Heritage House, Cathedral Road, Cork, pleaded guilty to the charge of being in possession of stolen property, namely the iPhone 12, on February 22, 2021, at a location in Little Island, County Cork.