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Man who ransacked church sacristy sentenced to seven years

Date
2016-10-03

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

Mark Mosley, 24, was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment, with the final 18 months suspended, for a series of offences including the robbery of a €7,000 gold‑plated monstrance from St Bridget's Church in Killester, a mobile‑phone robbery at Harmonstown Dart Station, a house burglary in Edenmore, and a threat to Sergeant Basil Grimes. Mosley pleaded guilty to each charge at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He admitted abusing alcohol, tablets and heroin at the time of the offences. The monstrance, containing the Holy Sacrament, was never recovered. Mosley's criminal history includes 71 prior convictions and 88 disciplinary incidents while in prison. The sentence reflects his drug‑free status at sentencing but acknowledges his extensive disciplinary record.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Man who ransacked church sacristy sentenced to seven years. Charges or matters: burglary at the church on June 13 last year; the robbery of a mobile phone at Harmonstown Dart Station on June 27, 2015; burglary at a house at Glenwood Road, Edenmore in Dublin on January 13 this year and to making a threat towards Sergeant Basil Grimes in the Criminal Courts of Justice two days later. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

June 13 Incident
June 27, 2015 Incident
January 13 Incident
June 27 Incident
January 15 Incident
2016-10-03 Publication

Case subjects

Mark Mosley

Convicted Person

Charges: burglary at the church on June 13 last year; the robbery of a mobile phone at Harmonstown Dart Station on June 27, 2015; burglary at a house at Glenwood Road, Edenmore in Dublin on January 13 this year and to making a threat towards Sergeant Basil Grimes in the Criminal Courts of Justice two days later (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Mark Mosley (24), who has 71 previous convictions, was also sentenced for robbing a mobile phone from a young man at knife-point at a Dart station, threatening a garda at court and to a house burglary. She sentenced him to seven years' imprisonment but suspended the final 18 months.