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Updated / Tuesday, 16 Mar 2021
18:16
The accused was before Cork District Court today
A gravedigger in his 60s has appeared at Cork District Court on criminal damage charges following an incident in a graveyard in Ballincollig where 16 graves were vandalised.
When the 16 charges of criminal damage of graves were put to him, Pat McSweeney of Marian Terrace in Grange, Douglas, Cork, replied to each of the charges I can t argue with that.
The charges relate to the vandalism of sixteen graves on Friday night/Saturday morning at the Church of St Mary and St John s graveyard in Ballincollig.
Some of the headstones were smashed or pushed to the ground while graffiti was daubed on others.
63-year-old gravedigger charged with causing criminal damage to graves at a Cork cemetery Pat MacSweeney of Marian Terrace, Douglas Road, Grange, Cork who was arrested and charged with causing criminal damage to 16 graves at a cemetery in Ballincollig.
Liam Heylin A 63-year-old gravedigger was arrested and charged with causing criminal damage to 16 graves at a cemetery in Ballincollig.
Garda Gary Brennan arrested Pat MacSweeney at his home at Marian Terrace, Douglas Road, Grange, Cork, at 7.40am today and brought him to Togher garda station.
After 2pm he was charged with 16 crimes. He was cautioned that he did not have to say anything but anything he might say would be taken down and could be given in evidence.
Gravedigger accused of smashing headstones and spraying graffiti replies ‘I can’t argue with that’ when charged
Ann Mooney
Updated: 16 Mar 2021, 18:28
A GRAVEDIGGER appeared in court today over an incident where several headstones were smashed and spraypainted with graffiti at a cemetery last weekend.
Pat McSweeney, 63, replied: “I can’t argue with that”, when 16 charges of criminal damage were put to him, Cork District Court heard.
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Pat MacSweeney of Marian Terrace, Douglas Road, Grange, Cork who was arrested and charged with causing criminal damage to 16 graves at a cemetery in BallincolligCredit: Daragh Mc Sweeney
The charges relate to damage caused to 16 graves on Friday night into Saturday morning at the Church of St Mary and St John’s graveyard in Ballincollig, Cork.
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