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Father of three stole €10.5k from woman living in care home
Summary
Gareth Levins, aged 33, was sentenced to two‑and‑a‑half years' imprisonment for stealing €10,549 from a woman who lived in a care home and has since died. The thefts took place over a three‑week period in late January and early February 2017, when Levins used a bank card that had been obtained by a relative who had worked as a carer for the victim. None of the money was recovered. Levins pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and the court noted that the victim's daughter had discovered suspicious transactions and alerted the bank. Levins had been on bail for an assault conviction that was due to expire in April 2021. Judge Martin Nolan described the offence as "pretty cunning" and sentenced Levins to two‑and‑a‑half years, suspending the final 14 months on strict conditions and ordering that the sentence run consecutively to the three‑year sentence Levins is currently serving.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Father of three stole €10.5k from woman living in care home. Charges or matters: the theft of a total of €10,549 at various locations in Dublin on dates between January 30, 2017 and February 21, 2017. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- January 30, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 21, 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- February 2017 Other
- January 2017 Other
- November 2017 Incident
- April 2021 Incident
- 2020-04-22 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: the theft of a total of €10,549 at various locations in Dublin on dates between January 30, 2017 and February 21, 2017 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Nolan sentenced Levins to two-and-a-half years imprisonment, but suspended the final 14 months on strict conditions. He ordered that the sentence run consecutive to the three-year sentence Levins is currently serving.
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Topics
Stage Sentence Theft Violent Crime
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