2022-10-10
'Emotionally unbearable': woman jailed for stealing over €200k from close family friend
Stage: Sentence
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Buckley also took the stand at her sentence hearing and tearfully apologised directly to Mr Downing and his family, saying: "I'm so sorry. He sentenced Buckley to two and a half years in prison and suspended the final year on strict conditions including that she hands over €45,000 to Mr Downing within 11 months of being released from prison.