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Homeless couple lifted €7.5k in clothing from River Island
Summary
A homeless couple, Keelin Doyle (29) and Liam Dowds (38), stole €7,595 worth of clothing from River Island on Dublin's Grafton Street over four weeks in 2019. They carried out eight separate shop‑lifting incidents, walking into the store, lifting merchandise and leaving without paying, without disguising themselves or threatening staff. Doyle faced seven charges and Dowds faced eight, all from August and September 2019. Both pleaded guilty. Doyle was sentenced by Judge Melanie Greally to 18 months' imprisonment with the final six months suspended; Dowds received 15 months' imprisonment with the final six months suspended. The court noted the couple's drug addiction as a motivating factor and highlighted the significant loss to the retailer. Both were remanded in custody since their arrest and have shown improvement while in custody.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Homeless couple lifted €7.5k in clothing from River Island. Charges or matters: eight charges of shoplifting on dates between August 19, 2019 and September 13, 2019. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- August 23, 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 13, 2019 Incident
- August 19, 2019 Incident
- September 15, 2019 Incident
- 2020-03-10 Publication
Why: A homeless couple who together stole a total of €7,595 of stock from a clothing store in order to feed their drug addiction have received partially suspended sentence. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: eight charges of shoplifting on dates between August 19, 2019 and September 13, 2019 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Melanie Greally sentenced Doyle to 18 months in prison with the final six months suspended, while she sentenced Dowds to 15 months with the final six months having taken into account the fact that he has less convictions.; Gda Keane also accepted that the couple have been remanded in custody since their arrest and both look better today than they did in September last year.
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