Defendant likened to ‘The Bird’ found with claw hammers near Leitrim parking machine
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A man whose role in an attempt to commit a theft was likened to that of the character The Bird in the film, The Field appeared before Carrick-on-Shannon Court last week on a plea of guilty.
Christopher Stokes, 10 Rosebank, Attirory, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim pleaded guilty at Carrick-on-Shannon District Court to having in his possession three black spur claw hammers to be used in the course of a theft on July 13, 2020 at Mercantile Plaza, Townparks, Carrick-on-Shannon.
Mr Stokes had failed to appear in court the previous week and said he had been at a funeral and couldn t attend.