Thomas Coleman jailed for criminal damage at Rathmines Garda station

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Thomas Coleman was jailed for three months for criminal damage at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, as reported on 17 June 2015. The damage involved a cell door and bed at Rathmines Garda Station on 29 July 2014.

Coleman pleaded guilty. The court was told the cell required professional cleaning after he spread excrement around it, at a cost of €50.

Judge Martin Nolan described the conduct as “pretty revolting” but said the offence was at the minor end. Coleman had 67 previous convictions for minor offences.