Ireland Longford man jailed for stealing €20 weekly from vulnerable victim over eight to ten years
Hughie Nevin, a 43-year-old man from Longford, was sentenced on 28 February 2024 to four years in prison for demanding money with menace after stealing €20 a week from an older vulnerable man for between eight and ten years. Nevin would wait at the Kiosk on Dublin Street, Longford, every Thursday when the victim collected his €220 monthly disability allowance, and on 9 March 2023 Gardaí arrested him during a joint operation with An Post that tracked the serial numbers of notes given to the victim. He was charged with theft of €20 and demanding money with menace, and the theft charge was taken into consideration in sentencing. The four-year sentence, with the final 18 months suspended for three years, will be activated upon the lawful expiration of a 27-month prison sentence Nevin is currently serving for a section 3 assault handed down in May 2023.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Verdictnot reported
- Sentenced28 Feb
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Nevin stole €20 a week from an older vulnerable man for between eight and ten years.
- On 9 March 2023, Nevin followed the victim down Dublin Street, repeatedly asking for €20 and insisting he go into a nearby shop to break a €50 note.
- Where
- Nevin would wait at the Kiosk on Dublin Street, Longford, every Thursday when the victim collected his disability payment.
- When
- The victim attended Longford Garda Station on 6 March 2023 to make a statement about individuals taking money from him.
- Investigation
- On 9 March 2023, Gardaí put an operation in place with An Post to track the serial numbers of notes given to the victim, and arrested Nevin when the victim left.
- Charges
- Hughie Nevin, 43, of 67 MacEoin Park, Longford, was charged with theft of €20 and demanding money with menace.
- In court
- Nevin was sentenced at Longford Circuit Court before Judge Kenneth Connolly on 28 February 2024.
- Sentence
- Nevin was sentenced to four years in prison for demanding money with menace, with the final 18 months suspended for three years, and the theft charge was taken into consideration.
- The sentence will be activated upon the lawful expiration of a 27-month prison sentence handed down in May 2023 for a section 3 assault of another elderly, vulnerable man.
- Other details
- Nevin has 67 previous convictions, including three robberies, six burglaries and 11 thefts.
- The victim was receiving €220 per month in disability allowance and left his address as a result of the ongoing events.
- A probation report stated Nevin was at high risk of reoffending within the next 12 months if released from custody.
17 statements extracted from the articles
- whatNevin followed the victim down Dublin Street, repeatedly asking for €20 and insisting he go into a nearby shop to break a €50 note. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe victim was receiving €220 per month in disability allowance. (longfordleader.ie)
- whatThe victim left his address as a result of ongoing events and is now living in a country area. (longfordleader.ie)
- whereNevin would wait at the Kiosk on Dublin Street, Longford, every Thursday when the victim collected his disability payment. (longfordleader.ie)
- whenOn March 6, 2023, the victim attended Longford Garda Station and made a statement about individuals taking money from him. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationGardaí put an operation in place with An Post on March 9, 2023, to track the serial numbers of notes given to the victim. (longfordleader.ie)
- investigationWhen the victim left, Gardaí arrived and arrested Nevin, conveying him to Longford Garda Station for interview and charge. (longfordleader.ie)
- chargeHughie Nevin, 43, of 67 MacEoin Park, Longford, was charged with theft of €20 and demanding money with menace. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceNevin was sentenced to four years in prison, with the final 18 months suspended for three years, for the demanding money with menace charge. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe charge of theft was taken into consideration in sentencing. (longfordleader.ie)
- sentenceThe sentence will be activated upon the lawful expiration of the 27-month sentence handed down in May 2023. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherNevin is currently serving a 27-month prison sentence for a section 3 assault of another elderly, vulnerable man, handed down in May 2023. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherNevin was on bail for the assault offence when he was arrested for the theft and demanding money with menace charges. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherNevin has 67 previous convictions, including three robberies, six burglaries and 11 thefts. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherNevin said he would often pay the money back, though no evidence of this was put before the court. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherGarda O'Connell described Nevin as an alcoholic and a very violent alcoholic who would lash out when drunk. (longfordleader.ie)
- otherA probation report stated Nevin was at high risk of reoffending within the next 12 months if released from custody. (longfordleader.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 28 Feb2024Longford man jailed for ‘sinister’ act of stealing from ‘vulnerable’ victim
Reports the sentencing at Longford Circuit Court before Judge Kenneth Connolly, including the full background of the serial theft, the Garda operation with An Post, the victim's vulnerability, Nevin's 67 previous convictions, and the four-year sentence with 18 months suspended.
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