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Beer keg thief has 268 previous convictions

Date
2020-07-06
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

Peter Brazil, 41, was caught on CCTV stealing six kegs of beer from The Great Wood Wetherspoons Pub in Blanchardstown on 7 September 2016. He pleaded guilty to theft of €800 worth of Fosters and Beamish kegs. Brazil, who has 268 previous convictions, was identified by Gardaí and is the driver of a white transit van that transported the stolen kegs. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, and sentencing is adjourned to 2 November, with a court order for him to engage with the Probation Service on methadone.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Beer keg thief has 268 previous convictions. Charges or matters: theft of the alcohol from The Great Wood Wetherspoons Pub, Westend Retail Park, Blanchardstown on September 7, 2016. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Case subjects

Unnamed accused

Defendant

Charges: theft of the alcohol from The Great Wood Wetherspoons Pub, Westend Retail Park, Blanchardstown on September 7, 2016 (Admitted)

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: A man who stole six kegs of beer from outside a pub will be sentenced later.; Judge Codd adjourned sentencing until November 2 and ordered that Brazil engage with the Probation Service to see how he is doing on methadone.

Places mentioned

Residence
Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Topics

Stage Sentence Theft

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