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Thief with 133 priors has jail sentence for electric cable theft overturned
Summary
Terry Maughan, 47, of Balbriggan, Dublin, had a seven‑month jail term for stealing nearly €9,000 of electrical cable and a six‑month concurrent sentence for burglary at Skerries Sailing Club overturned on appeal. The District Court Appeals Court replaced both sentences with a fully suspended sentence for 12 months, conditional on compliance with probation. Maughan was identified on CCTV stealing €8,982 worth of cable from an industrial estate in Santry and later admitted the theft, selling the cable for €535. He was also caught on CCTV removing a €300 barbecue from a concrete shed at the sailing club, which he returned. He has 133 prior convictions, including 15 thefts, and was described by Garda Jake Digney as "massively cooperative" and "deeply sorry.".
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Thief with 133 priors has jail sentence for electric cable theft overturned. Procedural stage: appeal. Findings: Convicted
When:
- October 7, 2023 Incident
- May 2, 2024 Incident
- 2025-10-06 Publication
Case subjects
Appellant
Finding: Convicted
Outcome: Convicted; Maughan later lodged an appeal against the severity of his effective seven-month jail sentence. Judge Fiona O'Sullivan decided to suspend both sentences of seven and six months in full for a period of 12 months on the condition that Maughan complies with all directions of the probation service.
Places mentioned
- District Court Appeals Court
Topics
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