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Case No. 19410Drive-off offence · Co. Kildare

Juvenile sentenced to nine months detention for drive-off offence in Kildare

A male juvenile, described as a teenager, left a petrol station in County Kildare after filling the car he was driving with fuel worth around €20.19. The defence said he had pleaded guilty to the drive-off offence. On Thursday, 19 October 2023, Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court sentenced him to nine months in a detention centre, with recognizance set at €100. Kildare Now reported the sentence on 23 October 2023, and the court was told he was already remanded in custody for other matters and due for release in January the following year.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced23 Oct
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Key facts

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Where
The case arose in County Kildare, and the sentence was imposed at Naas District Court.
What happened
  • A male juvenile left a petrol station after filling the car he was driving with fuel worth around €20.19.
  • The offence was a drive-off offence.
When
  • The incident date is not stated in the reports.
  • The sentence was imposed on Thursday, 19 October 2023.
Investigation
Gardaí did not know who owned the car.
In court
  • The sentence was imposed by Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court.
  • The defence said the juvenile had pleaded guilty to the offence.
  • The juvenile's key worker was present in court on the date in question.
Sentence
  • Judge Zaidan sentenced the juvenile to nine months in a detention centre.
  • Recognizance was set for the boy at €100.
Other details
  • Gardaí told the court the teenager was already remanded in custody for other matters and was due for release in January of the following year.
  • The juvenile had seven previous convictions at the time of the offence.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA male juvenile was sentenced to serve nine months in a detention centre over a drive-off offence. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe teenager left a petrol station after filling the car he was driving with fuel worth around €20.19. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe sentence was imposed on Thursday, 19 October 2023. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationGardaí did not know who owned the car. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe sentence was imposed by Judge Desmond Zaidan at Naas District Court. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe defence said the juvenile had pleaded guilty to the offence. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceJudge Zaidan imposed a nine-month custodial sentence. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceRecognizance was set for the boy at €100. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherGardaí told the court the teenager was already remanded in custody for other matters. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe juvenile had seven previous convictions at the time of the offence. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 23 Oct2023
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Kildare court: Nine month sentence imposed on juvenile for drive-off offence

    Court report on the sentencing of a juvenile for a drive-off offence at Naas District Court. The incident date is not stated; the article gives only the sentencing date. No existing case matches this sentencing.

    convicted, male