'It was beyond stupid': Cork man pleads guilty to attempting to sell stolen car online

Accused swapped his own Volkswagen Polo for a Volkswagen Passat and then attempted to sell Passat online, court heard

The owner of a Volkswagen Passat parked it at Clonmel train station and returned to find it was stolen, court told. File picture

The attempt to sell a stolen car online was described as “beyond stupid” and leading to inevitable detection and on Tuesday the accused man appeared in court where he confessed to handling stolen property.

Detective Garda Damien Condon gave evidence at Cork District Court in the case against Zabar Harna, aged 24, who lives at an apartment at 40 Sheares St, Cork.