Cork woman who stole child’s money drove away with girl’s mother on bonnet of car

Pauline Crowley, a 47-year-old single mother, stole the bag containing €520 and an iPhone from a playground in Dunmanway in Co Cork.

A woman who stole a child’s birthday money and her iPhone later drove away with the girl’s mother on the bonnet of her car, only to be tracked down again by the parent before throwing the stolen purse — minus €460 — into the road.

Pauline Crowley, a 47-year-old single mother, stole the bag containing €520 and an iPhone from a playground in Dunmanway in Co Cork at 2pm on July 12 last.