Cork man who stole bag of coins from petrol station 'handed himself in' at Garda station

Defendant later felt guilty about the theft, court heard

Accused was found to be threatening and abusive during a drunken incident on Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, last month. Picture: Denis Minihane.

A bag of coins totaling €100 was grabbed from over a counter by a man at a petrol station, but he later felt guilty and went to his local Garda station saying he was “handing himself in” for what he had done.

Ryan Condon, 25, of St Vincent’s hostel, Anglesea Terrace, Cork, pleaded guilty at Cork District Court to this theft and other offences, and Judge Treasa Kelly imposed a total sentence of three months but this was suspended on condition he would comply with the directions of the probation service for the next 12 months. The accused entered into this bond on Tuesday.