Bank worker who stole €200k before trying to set branch on fire should have been jailed, DPP argues

Director of Public Prosecution argues Former Bank of Ireland employee received an unduly lenient sentence for the offences

Woman was sentenced to 240 hours of community service in lieu of four years in prison in respect of the arson charge and a sentence of four years in prison suspended for a period of six years in relation to one of the theft charges. File picture: Jason Alden/Bloomberg

A former Bank of Ireland employee who stole almost €200,000 from a midlands branch and its customers before attempting to set the building on fire showed a “total disregard” for public safety and should not have received a fully suspended sentence, the Director of Public Prosecutions has argued.

Maureen McCormack, 53, maintained she stole the money to pay for debts incurred for IVF treatment.