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Judge "not impressed" with immigrant who committed string of offences within month of arrival
Summary
In a Dublin Circuit Criminal Court hearing, Judge Pauline Codd sentenced 30‑year‑old Romanian national Constantin Bodgan Chirila to three and a half years' imprisonment for burglary, theft and possession of stolen property committed shortly after his arrival in Ireland in July 2016. The judge noted that Chirila had been involved in several offences within the first few months of his stay, including a burglary of an apartment at Clonmore Villas, Ballybough on 7 August 2016, for which he pleaded guilty. The sentence was back‑dated to 23 November 2017, when he was first placed in custody for another offence, and the final nine months were suspended. Chirila admitted breaking the front door lock and stealing €80 in cash, but denied taking a €400 laptop. He had seven prior convictions, most between August and October 2016, and had been in custody since November 2017.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Judge "not impressed" with immigrant who committed string of offences within month of arrival. Charges or matters: the burglary of an apartment at Clonmore Villas, Ballybough on August 7, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 7, 2016 Incident
- November 23, 2017 Incident
- July 2016 Incident
- October 2016 Incident
- November 2017 Incident
- 2019-06-28 Publication
Why: Ms O'Leary said he had chosen to break into the apartment during daytime because he believed it would be unoccupied and had fled the property as soon as he was confronted. CNI source report
Case subjects
Convicted Person
Charges: the burglary of an apartment at Clonmore Villas, Ballybough on August 7, 2016 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Constantin Bodgan Chirila (30), of Emmet Street, Dublin has several convictions for crimes including burglary, theft and possession of stolen property which were carried out in his first few months in Ireland. "It does not make it easy for other immigrants," said Judge Pauline Codd as she sentenced him to three and a half years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the burglary of an apartment at Clonmore Villas, Ballybough on August 7, 2016. Suspending the final nine months of the sentence, the judge backdated it to November 23, 2017 when Chirila was first placed in custody in relation to another offence.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Emmet Street
- Dublin
- of Mountjoy Garda Station
- Mountjoy
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