2016-04-21 · Indreabhán, Galway
Man who faked own abduction to rob uncle's supermarket spared jail despite successful DPP appeal
Gordon O'Rourke, 34, pleaded guilty to stealing almost €45,000 from his uncle's supermarket in Inverin on 30‑31 July 2012 and to making a false statement to gardaí. He had staged a fake abduction to justify the robbery. The Galway Circuit Criminal Court imposed a two‑year suspended sentence and 240 hours of community service. The Director of…