Limerick man jailed four months after carpark break-in on Anne Street
Mark Vaughan, 28, broke into a city centre carpark in Limerick seeking shelter and sprayed gardaí with a fire extinguisher. Judge Eamonn Carroll sentenced him to four months.
Limerick man jailed after breaking into Anne Street carpark in search of shelter
A 28-year-old Limerick man has been sentenced to four months' imprisonment after breaking into a city centre carpark while looking for somewhere to sleep, limerickleader.ie reports.
Mark Vaughan, originally from Southill but now residing in Tipperary, appeared before Judge Eamonn Carroll at Limerick District Court via video-link from Limerick Prison, where he is being held on remand. He pleaded guilty to one count of burglary.
At around 4:15am on 28 September, Vaughan entered a carpark on Anne Street and broke the window of a cash kiosk. An alarm was triggered and gardaí attended the scene. The court also heard that Vaughan caused damage to CCTV equipment on the premises.
Prosecuting Sergeant Aisling O'Neill told the court that when gardaí arrived, Vaughan sprayed a fire extinguisher in their direction. He was intoxicated at the time and later said he could recall little of the incident. Damages totalling €3,150 were caused during the offence.
Vaughan has 19 previous convictions, covering theft, possession of knives, unauthorised taking, trespass, criminal damage and road traffic matters.
Defence solicitor Cathal Quirke told the court his client lives with his partner and has a young son. He said that on the morning in question, Vaughan had relapsed into addiction at a time when his mother was unwell. Prior to the burglary, Vaughan had been in treatment and, since entering custody, had resumed efforts to address his difficulties.
Quirke informed the court that his client broke the kiosk window because he was looking for somewhere to stay. Vaughan had been granted High Court bail on the charge but was unable to take it up.
Judge Carroll sentenced Vaughan to four months' imprisonment, backdated to 29 September, the date he entered custody.
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