Doctor stole prescription pads from hospitals and used them to feed his drug addiction, court heard

Accused pleaded guilty to theft and forgery of prescriptions

Dr Daniel Nevin, 39, of Greenpark Meadows, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to forgery and stealing prescriptions. Picture: Tom Tuite

A medical doctor suffering from drug addiction has pleaded guilty to forgery, stealing prescription pads from two major hospitals and using them in pharmacies around the Midlands over a three-year period.

Daniel Nevin, 39, of Greenpark Meadows, Mullingar, Co Westmeath, pleaded guilty on Tuesday at Mullingar Circuit Criminal Court to 10 counts on an indictment for offences of theft, forgery and using false instruments, committed from 2021 until 2024.