Shop-lifted clothes from Penneys

A man who stole ¤75 worth of clothes from Penneys had intended sending them back to his child in Romania.

Vasile Costea(32) of Sexton Street, Limerick, pleaded guilty through an interpreter to the theft on 10 th November 2017 from Penneys, Sligo.

Defence solicitor Ms Laura Spellman said he wasn’t long in the jurisdiction and came with the promise of a job in a car wash. She said he had now got a job in Limerick earning ¤150-¤200 a week.

She said he had wanted to send the clothes back to his child in Romania. The clothes were recovered and returned to Penneys.

Judge Kilrane convicted and fined Costea ¤100. The fine was taken from ¤200 bail money.