Cork man who stole €800 e-scooter was so drunk he could not remember the theft, court told

Defendant pleaded guilty to stealing e-scooter from outside Cork City restaurant

Defendant was sentenced to six weeks in custody. File picture

An e-scooter valued at €800 was stolen by a man who was so drunk at the time he had no recollection of carrying out the theft, and now he has been given a six-week sentence.

Sergeant John Kelleher said the owner of the €800 e-scooter parked it in a laneway beside the Cornstore restaurant in Cork City on July 19 and returned to find it stolen.