Roscommon woman spent stolen company money on luxury holidays and shopping trips
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A woman who stole more than €20,000 from her company social club and company credit card spent the money on luxury holidays and shopping trips, a Dublin court has heard.
Nicola Henry (32) was the secretary of the Johnson & Johnson social club when she wrote 37 cheques to herself, forging her colleagues signatures.
She received a total of €17,326 from 27 of these cheques, which she spent on luxury holidays to Australia, Sri Lanka and Dubai, as well as restaurants, shopping trips and beauty treatments, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. The other 10 cheques bounced as there wasn t enough money in the account.
A man who threatened the staff of a bookmakers with a toilet brush handle during a robbery has received a fully suspended sentence.
Thomas Griffin (47) was a regular of the bookmakers and had bought chips for a woman working there on the same day as the robbery.
Griffin, of Ross Road, Dublin 8, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery at BoyleSports, Dame Street, Dublin 2, on July 15, 2018.
He had eight previous convictions, including for the possession of drugs.
Garda Grace Finnegan told the prosecution that the accused had followed a woman through a staff door in the bookmakers just before closing time and demanded money from another woman who was behind the till.
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A COUPLE CHARGED with child cruelty charges in relation to a 14-month-old baby girl have been found guilty by a jury of neglect.
The court heard the baby incurred bruising to her head, face and body while the family stayed overnight at a derelict house after the mother of the child had an argument with her own mother.
The child was seen by doctors who felt the injuries were not consistent with a fall from a mattress as the mother claimed. The child was kept in hospital for observation but no treatment was required.
A third man Samuel Pop also admitted his part in the Roscommon attack.
The two Brazilian victims were too scared to give an impact statement against their attackers, it emerged in court.
This week it was heard that Galben told gardaí the women in Parnell Street would not pay a “tax” to a criminal gang and that he had been “brainwashed” into collecting the cash by the gang. The married father-of-two said he was in fear of members of the gang and expressed remorse. Galben has previous convictions in Romania for robbery, assault, threats, and public order offences. Judge Pauline Codd said the offence was aggravated by the fact that the accused was part of a gang who were involved in exploiting vulnerable women working as prostitutes at the time.
A MAN who threatened the staff of a bookmakers with a toilet-brush handle during a robbery has received a fully suspended sentence.
Thomas Griffin (47) was a regular of the bookmakers and had purchased chips for a woman working there on the day of the robbery.
Griffin pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to robbery at BoyleSports, Dame Street, Dublin 2, on July 15, 2018. He has eight previous convictions, including a conviction for the possession of drugs for sale or supply.
Garda Grace Finnegan told Joseph Barnes BL, prosecuting, that the accused had followed a woman through a staff door in the bookmakers just before closing time and demanded money from another woman who was behind the till.