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Pair targeted and stole from pensioner (87)

Summary

Two men, Robert Malole (43) and Gheorghe Cocos (44), were jailed after they followed an 87‑year‑old woman who had just withdrawn €2,000 from a bank. They watched her at the bank, followed her to a shop, pharmacy and then to her car. Cocos asked her to point out a location on a map, obscuring her view of her handbag while the money was stolen. Gardaí traced the pair through CCTV and by following their rental car, which they had obtained using their real passports. The men repaid the victim in full. They pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to theft at Brackenstown Road, Swords on 20 October 2020. Malole, who has nine previous convictions, was given an eight‑month sentence consecutive to his current term, while Cocos, who has three previous convictions and is serving a two‑year sentence with the final eight months suspended, received a 20‑month sentence.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Pair targeted and stole from pensioner (87). Charges or matters: theft at Brackenstown Road, Swords on October 20, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• October 20, 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2021-03-08 Publication

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Stage Sentence Theft

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