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Mosque burglar allowed to attend drug treatment

Summary

Stefan Boyle, 28, was arrested after a knife‑wounding burglary at Ali Hussain House in Milltown Bridge, Dundrum, on 2 November 2016. He was caught when a caretaker, Ali Yassine, saw him hiding under a mosque table and later confronted him. Boyle admitted the burglary and pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He has 110 prior convictions, 63 of which are burglary. Judge Karen O'Connor, after assessing Boyle as suitable for residential drug treatment, adjourned sentencing to January to allow him to enter a program at Coolmine Therapeutic Centre. The court noted Boyle's willingness to apologise, his homelessness, and his desire to recover stolen phones, and gave him a final chance to present himself favourably before sentencing. The case remains pending until the sentencing hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Mosque burglar allowed to attend drug treatment. Charges or matters: burglary of Ali Hussain House, Milltown Bridge, Dundrum on November 2, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• November 2, 2016 Adjournment
• 2017-07-05 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence Theft

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