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Court upholds conviction of raider who took part in JCB theft of ATM
Summary
Thomas Berry, aged 43 and resident of Bunclody, Co. Wexford, was convicted of theft and related offences for his part in a 2009 ATM robbery at a Maxol service station on Bellefield Road, Enniscorthy. The robbery involved a JCB digger that was hot‑wired by Berry and other gang members to move the ATM, which contained €205,100, into a trailer for escape. Berry was found guilty by a jury at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to five years' imprisonment, with the final three months suspended. He appealed the conviction, but the Court of Appeal, in a unanimous decision, dismissed his appeal on all grounds. The court upheld the original conviction, confirming the jury's finding that Berry was one of the raiders. The appeal was rejected by Judges George Birmingham, Alan Mahon and John Edwards. The case remains at the conviction stage. Thomas Berry pleaded not guilty.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Court upholds conviction of raider who took part in JCB theft of ATM. Charges or matters: theft and linked offences at a Maxol service station on the Bellefield Road, Enniscorthy on July 24, 2009; the theft of the ATM and had received a sentence of four years imprisonment with the final three months suspended. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Found guilty
When:
- July 24, 2009 Hearing Or Sentence
- November 11, 2015 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-05-04 Publication
Why: He did this several times in order to dislodge it from the wall and then, with the assistance of other gang members, succeeded in pushing the ATM into the bucket of the JCB. CNI source report
Case subjects
Appellant
Charges: theft and linked offences at a Maxol service station on the Bellefield Road, Enniscorthy on July 24, 2009; the theft of the ATM and had received a sentence of four years imprisonment with the final three months suspended (Proven)
Plea: Not guilty
Finding: Found guilty
Outcome: Found guilty; He was found guilty by a jury at Wexford Circuit Criminal Court and sentenced to five years imprisonment with the final three months suspended by Judge Barry Hickson on November 11, 2015.
Places mentioned
- Bellefield Road
- Wexford
- Wexford Circuit Criminal Court
- Court of Appeal
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