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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 19594Theft · Co. Kilkenny · 12 Mar 2022

Kilkenny woman jailed for stealing groceries from Aldi

Tracey Carthy, a woman of no fixed abode, admitted stealing groceries from Aldi on Hebron Road, Kilkenny, on March 12, 2022. She put her shopping into bags and left without paying, and no items were recovered. The court heard she has 33 previous convictions and is currently serving a sentence. In October 2023 she was sentenced at Kilkenny District Court to four months in prison, to run consecutively to her current sentence.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced5 Oct
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Tracey Carthy admitted stealing groceries from Aldi.
  • She put her shopping into bags and left the store without paying.
  • No items were recovered.
Where
The offence took place at Aldi, Hebron Road, Kilkenny.
When
The offence took place on March 12, 2022.
In court
She admitted the offence at Kilkenny District Court, and her solicitor said she made full admissions.
Sentence
  • She was sentenced to four months in prison.
  • The four-month sentence runs consecutively to the sentence she is currently serving.
Other details
  • She has 33 previous convictions.
  • She is currently serving a sentence.
  • Her solicitor, Chris Hogan, said she is homeless at the moment, and the article describes her as of no fixed abode.
  • This Aldi theft is a different incident from the Woodies and Hotel Kilkenny thefts in existing case 19528.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA woman admitted stealing groceries. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatThe defendant put her shopping into bags and left without paying. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatNo items were recovered. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe offence took place at Aldi on Hebron Road, Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe offence took place on March 12, 2022. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • courtThe defendant admitted the offence. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceThe defendant was sentenced to four months in prison. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • sentenceThe four-month sentence runs consecutively to the sentence she is currently serving. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe defendant has 33 previous convictions. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe defendant's solicitor said she is homeless at the moment. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe defendant is currently serving a sentence. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 5 Oct2023
    Sentencedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Kilkenny woman jailed for stealing groceries from supermarket

    Reports a four-month sentence at Kilkenny District Court for an Aldi grocery theft on March 12, 2022, which is a different incident from the Woodies and Hotel Kilkenny thefts in existing case 19528.

    convicted, Tracey Carthy, female, named, irish (judged from name)Tracey Carthy