Cork teenager says he has no memory of being in stolen car

Accused was caught twice travelling in stolen cars, Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard

Accused said Cork Prison was a sad, lonely place to be. Picture: Dan Linehan

A teenager caught travelling twice in stolen cars first claimed he just took a spin to go and buy cannabis, but later said he had absolutely no memory of being in the car.

Judge Dermot Sheehan expressed some concern about the inconsistency of these positions but took the defendant’s youth and other mitigating factors into consideration as he imposed an overall sentence of one year on 18-year-old Scott Caulfield, of 221 Cathedral Road, Gurranabraher, Cork, at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.