Cork man who asked to use pub toilet and stole items from staffroom is jailed for five months

When security arrived, accused handed over all property from his pockets, consisting of two sets of keys, a wallet containing numerous bank cards and IDs, a bottle of aftershave and €8 in loose change, court heard

The theft happened at the Shelbourne Bar on MacCurtain Street on June 25. Picture Dan Linehan

A ruse to ask for permission to use a pub toilet only to burgle an upstairs staffroom resulted in the culprit being jailed for five months.

34-year-old Antonio Arundel pleaded guilty to carrying out the burglary. Judge Mary Dorgan sentenced him to five months in prison at Cork District Court.