Vasile Lazar jailed for theft and attempted robbery

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Vasile Lazar was jailed for two years at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for eight thefts and attempted robbery. Judge Orla Crowe imposed concurrent sentences and backdated them to the date he entered custody.

Lazar pleaded guilty to eight counts of theft and one count of attempted robbery. The thefts occurred between 22 November 2022 and 24 January 2023, and the report said €9,745 was stolen in total.

The report said Lazar had convictions for theft in the UK, Austria and Italy. The investigating garda accepted that he showed victim insight in interview, while his defence acknowledged the serious amount taken and said he regretted his actions.

The proceedings were reported on 6 October 2023. The High Court had ordered Lazar’s surrender to Italian authorities after he was no longer required to serve his Irish sentence; his defence said he faced two years and 11 months in Italy.