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Father-of-two who stole a mini-digger he had used his own passport to hire is remanded in custody
Summary
Thomas Nicholson, a 24‑year‑old father of two from Larchhill Apartments, Santry, Dublin, hired a mini‑digger worth just over €17,000 using his own passport and bank statement. The machine was never returned, and the Gardaí were contacted when it was missing. Nicholson pleaded guilty to theft on 6 March 2014 at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. He claimed in a Garda interview that he had taken the digger on behalf of someone else and did not know its whereabouts. The digger, originally purchased for €32,000, remains unreturned. Garda Thomas Tighe traced Nicholson through the documentation he left with the hire company. Nicholson had a drug debt from cocaine addiction, which he said would not be good for his health. Vincent Heneghan BL noted that Nicholson had used his own documents to hire the digger, making it clear he could not escape the theft.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Father-of-two who stole a mini-digger he had used his own passport to hire is remanded in custody. Charges or matters: theft on March 6, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- March 6, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2015-04-29 Publication
Why: Gda Tighe agreed with Vincent Heneghan BL, defending, that because his client had used his own documentation to hire the digger, it was "quite clear that he wasn't going to get away" with stealing it. Defence account reported by CNI
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: theft on March 6, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: He remanded him in custody until next week for sentence.; He remanded him in custody until next week for sentence.
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