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Repeat offender teenage mum jailed for stealing from Lidl
Summary
Casandra Lingurar, a 19‑year‑old Romanian‑born teenage mum living in Tallaght, was sentenced to seven months' imprisonment at Tallaght District Court for stealing groceries worth €577.07 from a Lidl store on Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, on 6 October 2024. She entered the store at 4.50 pm with an empty trolley, filled it with groceries, and was caught by store security and Gardaí around 5.03 pm while attempting to exit. Lingurar pleaded guilty to a theft charge under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. The court noted she has nine prior convictions, seven of which are for theft, and that she had previously received a three‑month suspended sentence for stealing clothing and jewellery from The Square Shopping Centre. The judge accepted her early guilty plea but, given her extensive criminal record, imposed the seven‑month custodial sentence. The case was heard in Tallaght District Court.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Repeat offender teenage mum jailed for stealing from Lidl. Charges or matters: a charge of theft under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- October 6, 2024 Incident
- May 27 Incident
- 2025-07-16 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: a charge of theft under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: On May 27 last, she was given a three-month suspended sentence by the same court for stealing clothing and jewellery from outlets in The Square Shopping Centre, three months before the current offence. Mr Tunney requested a probation report, but Judge Patricia McNamara refused, saying: "I gave her one last time, it seems." The judge said she would take the early guilty plea into account, but due to the number and nature of previous convictions, she convicted Lingurar and sentenced her to seven months in prison.
Places mentioned
- Tallaght
- Tallaght District Court
- Nutgrove Avenue
- Rathfarnham
- The Square
Topics
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