Man broke into car pound to take back wife's car after it was impounded due to unpaid toll charges

Accused was caught on CCTV cutting through a lock valued at €500 and taking the car, court told

Car had €5,000 to €7,000 in unpaid tolls linked to it, court heard. File picture

A man broke into a car pound to take back his wife's car which had been impounded due to thousands of unpaid M50 charges, a court has heard.

Keith O'Neill, 22, of Sheehy Skeffington Meadows, Tallaght, Dublin 24, pleaded guilty to criminal damage at Ktech Security, Cookstown Industrial Estate, Tallaght on December 3, 2021.