Kathleen Kiely receives fully suspended sentence for handling stolen jewellery

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Kathleen Kiely was sentenced at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to two years in prison, with the entire term suspended on strict conditions. She pleaded guilty to handling stolen property on January 21, 2018.

The court heard that she had tried to sell jewellery traced to a Lucan burglary; its original value was €90,000, though damage reduced it to €37,000. Garda Sergeant Aidan Carroll accepted that there was no suggestion Kiely was involved in the burglary.

Judge Karen O’Connor cited the premeditation of Kiely’s actions and the impact on the victim as aggravating factors. Mitigation included her guilty plea, previous good character and being the mother of a teenage son.

Michael Maughan also pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to handling assorted stolen jewellery on January 21, 2018. Judge Melanie Greally sentenced him to four years’ imprisonment, with the final two years suspended.

The proceedings were reported on July 30, 2019.