Storm Emma looter must stay on the straight and narrow
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A convicted burglar who looted a shop during Storm Emma in 2018 will go to prison if he does not stay on the straight and narrow , the Court of Appeal has warned.
David Berney (39), of Suncroft Park, Tallaght, Dublin pleaded guilty in 2018 to burglary at a Centra store in Jobstown, Tallaght on March 2, 2018, during the heavy snow. He was given an 18-month suspended sentence which the Court of Appeal ruled in March last year was unduly lenient.
The court gave Berney time to show that he could rehabilitate and on Thursday Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy said she was gratified that he has progressed very well. She said the appropriate sentence is three years but in light of his successful efforts to rehabilitate the court would suspend the entire term for three years.
Burglar who looted during Storm Emma will not face extra jail time
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A convicted burglar who looted a shop during “Storm Emma” in 2018 will not face extra jail time despite the Court of Appeal finding that his original sentence was unduly lenient.
The Court of Appeal indicated on Monday that, having read positive probation reports regarding David Berney, they would increase the suspended portion of his sentence rather than send him to prison. Berney, of Suncroft Park, Tallaght, Dublin pleaded guilty in 2018 to burglary at a Centra store in Jobstown, Tallaght on March 2, 2018.
During a sentence hearing at the Circuit Court lawyers said Berney was, like many people, reminded of his childhood by the heavy snowfall.