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Jail for criminal with 190 priors who callously stole from wheelchair user

Summary

Patrick McNamee, 42, was sentenced to four and a half years in prison for stealing €200 from a 69‑year‑old wheelchair user in Cork. McNamee, who has 190 prior convictions, pretended to be a home carer, entered the victim's home uninvited, forced him into a wheelchair, and took him to a local Spar shop to collect his pension. He later returned to the house, found the pension withdrawn, and took the cash from the victim's armchair. The victim did not file a victim impact statement. McNamee admitted the theft, apologized, and claimed drug addiction had influenced his actions. The judge, after considering his personal circumstances and prison conduct, reduced a headline sentence of six years to the current term, backdated to June 26.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jail for criminal with 190 priors who callously stole from wheelchair user. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 24, 2021 Incident
• June 26 Other
• 2023-11-29 Publication

Case subjects

Places mentioned

Topics

Drugs Stage Sentence Theft

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