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Safe from "Voice of Ireland" star's home dropped from third-floor balcony, court hears

Date
2017-03-03
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Ashbourne
County
Meath

Summary

Michael Fagan (25) of Sperrin Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin, was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court after pleading guilty to possession of stolen property. The offence involved a safe stolen from the Co. Meath home of Mark Guildea on May 5, 2014, which Fagan dropped from a third-floor balcony at Rathmines flats complex on the same night. Detective Garda Brian McCarthy testified that items, including shotgun cartridges, scattered after the drop. Fagan, who has 51 previous convictions, was jailed for the handling offence. Separately, at Trim Circuit Criminal Court, Dean Fagan (28) of Kildare Park, Crumlin, Dublin, and Daryl Smith (25) of Shancastle Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin, were jailed after pleading guilty to carrying out the aggravated burglary at Irishtown, Ashbourne, on May 5, 2014. The court heard that the victims, including Guildea's wife and child, were tied up during the incident. Michael Fagan was not charged with the burglary itself. Judge Elma Sheehan presided over the sentencing in Dublin, while the Trim court handed down the sentences for Dean Fagan and Smith. All three individuals received custodial sentences for their respective convictions.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Safe from "Voice of Ireland" star's home dropped from third-floor balcony, court hears. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Case subjects

Daryl Smith

Convicted Person

Outcome: Daryl Smith (25) of Shancastle Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin were jailed after pleading guilty to carrying out the aggravated burglary on May 5 2014 at Irishtown, Ashbourne.

Dean Fagan

Convicted Person

Outcome: Dean Fagan (28) of Kildare Park, Crumlin, Dublin and Daryl Smith (25) of Shancastle Lawns, Clondalkin, Dublin were jailed after pleading guilty to carrying out the aggravated burglary on May 5 2014 at Irishtown, Ashbourne.

Places mentioned

Secondary Mention
Residence
Garda Station
  • from Laytown Garda Station
Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
  • Trim
  • Trim Circuit Criminal Court

Topics

Burglary Stage Sentence Theft

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