Corkman jailed for trying to use bank card stolen from woman's handbag

The woman's bank card was stolen by another man as she loaded shopping into the boot of her car outside a shopping centre

Judge Mary Dorgan imposed a six-month prison sentence on Timmy O’Shea. File picture

A woman loading shopping into the boot of her car outside a shopping centre had her handbag stolen by a man who got into the front of her car and ran away with it.

A short time later a 43-year-old man tried to use the card to buy items at another shop and he was identified on CCTV.