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Burglar found asleep next to "do not disturb" sign

Summary

In a care home in Monkstown, a burglar named Stuart Perry, 42, was discovered asleep in a corridor beside a "do not disturb" sign. He and a female accomplice fled the scene with a bottle of detergent and were later arrested outside. Garda David Maloney reported that staff noticed the sign had been knocked to the ground and found a male body and a female standing over it. Perry, who had previously tried crystal meth that night, was arrested with the keys to an office and the detergent bottle. He pleaded guilty to burglary at Richmond Cheshire Home on September 19, 2014, and has 67 prior convictions. Judge Patricia Ryan adjourned sentencing to July 15 to allow a probation report. Perry later admitted to drug use, expressed remorse, and explained he had simply wanted to sleep. The only items taken were the office keys and the detergent bottle. The case remains pending sentencing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Burglar found asleep next to "do not disturb" sign. Charges or matters: burglary at Richmond Cheshire Home, Monkstown on September 19, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• September 19, 2014 Adjournment
• July 15 Adjournment
• 2016-05-09 Publication

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Topics

Burglary Drugs Stage Sentence

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