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"Distressed" man who confessed to burglary avoids jail

Summary

Michael Alexis, 53, appeared at Store Street Garda Station in a distressed state and admitted involvement in a burglary that occurred on 25 September 2015 at The Gasworks Apartments, Dublin 4. He was a lookout and claimed he had not known about the burglary in advance, that the individual he was with had a key, and that he had spent the €200 he received. Gardaí recovered stolen electrical equipment, including four laptops, a tablet and an iPad mini, and returned it to the owners. Alexis pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Karen O'Connor noted his mental health issues, alcohol difficulty and nine prior convictions. She imposed a two‑and‑a‑half‑year suspended sentence, ordered addiction treatment and offence‑focused work under probation supervision, and urged him to address his problems. The burglary took place between 9.30 am and 11 am while residents were away.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: "Distressed" man who confessed to burglary avoids jail. Charges or matters: burglary at The Gasworks Apartments, Dublin 4 on September 25, 2015. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 25, 2015 Incident
• 2017-12-21 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Burglary Stage Sentence Theft

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