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Serial offender caught carrying cash register after gardai followed trail of blood
Summary
Gardai followed a trail of blood to catch Kevin Maughan, 48, a serial offender with 240 convictions, carrying a stolen cash register from a high‑end bar closed during the first lockdown. Maughan broke a window that bore a "stay safe, stay home" sign, cutting his hands and leaving DNA‑containing blood throughout the bar. He stole a cash register and alcohol during the break‑in on 28 April 2020 at Bar 37, Dawson Street. The blood trail led to St Stephen's Green where Maughan was seen carrying the register. He pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Melanie Greally noted his intoxication, the damage caused, and his addiction‑related offending. She imposed a three‑and‑a‑half‑year sentence, suspending the final year on strict conditions, including drug and alcohol intervention and cooperation with community mental health treatment.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Serial offender caught carrying cash register after gardai followed trail of blood. Charges or matters: burglary at Bar 37, Dawson Street, Dublin city centre, on April 28, 2020. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- April 28, 2020 Incident
- 2022-02-25 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: burglary at Bar 37, Dawson Street, Dublin city centre, on April 28, 2020 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Judge Greally imposed a three-and-a-half year sentence and suspended the final year on strict conditions including that Maughan complete any recommended drug and alcohol intervention and co-operate with any community mental health treatment plan. During the sentence hearing, Garda Paul Cummins told Aileen Collard BL, prosecuting, that while on mobile patrol during the first Covid lockdown he had observed Maughan bleeding heavily as he walked at Stephen's Green.
Places mentioned
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- Dawson Street
- Dublin city
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