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Case No. 21525Theft · Co. Longford · 20 Oct 2021

Longford theft case marked peremptory after accused fail to appear

Julie Nevin, 24, of 98 McEoin Park, Longford, and Martina Nevin, 40, of 25 Lana Aoibhinn, are charged with stealing 13 Yankee Candles worth €245 from Mr Price, Athlone Road, Longford, on 20 October 2021. The accused placed the candles into a child's buggy and exited the store's front entrance after passing all points of payment. On 12 April 2023, both failed to appear at court; Martina Nevin's solicitor said she had a Covid diagnosis and Julie Nevin's solicitor said her client did not attend because of her co-accused's absence. Judge Owens marked the case peremptory and adjourned it to 18 April 2023 for facts and penalty.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court12 Apr
    2 reports
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

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What happened
  • Julie Nevin, 24, of 98 McEoin Park, Longford, and Martina Nevin, 40, of 25 Lana Aoibhinn, are charged with theft of 13 Yankee Candles worth €245.
  • The accused placed the candles into a child's buggy and exited the store's front entrance after passing all points of payment.
Where
The theft occurred at Mr Price, Athlone Road, Longford.
When
The theft took place at around 2pm on 20 October 2021.
In court
On 12 April 2023, both accused failed to appear and Judge Owens marked the case peremptory, adjourning it to 18 April 2023 for facts and penalty.
Other details
  • CCTV footage of the incident was part of the prosecution evidence.
  • Martina Nevin's solicitor John Quinn said she was diagnosed with Covid and supplied a test result.
  • Julie Nevin's solicitor Ms Mimnagh said her client had not attended because of her co-accused's absence.
15 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatJulie Nevin, 24, of 98 McEoin Park, Longford, is charged with theft of over a dozen Yankee Candles worth €245 from Mr Price, Athlone Road, Longford. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatMartina Nevin, 40, of 25 Lana Aoibhinn, is also charged with the theft of 13 candles from Mr Price on the same date. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatThe accused placed all items into a child's buggy and exited the store's front entrance after passing all points of payment. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whatJulie Nevin, 24, of 98 McEoin Park, Longford, is charged with theft of over a dozen Yankee Candles worth €245. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatMartina Nevin, 40, of 25 Lana Aoibhinn, is charged with theft of 13 candles from Mr Price, Athlone Road, Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe accused arrived at the store at around 2pm and placed items into a child's buggy. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whatThe defendants exited the store's front entrance after passing all points of payment. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whereThe theft occurred at Mr Price, Athlone Road, Longford. (longfordleader.ie)
  • whenThe accused arrived at the store at around 2pm on 20 October 2021. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • whenThe theft took place on 20 October 2021. (longfordleader.ie)
  • courtThe judge adjourned the matter to 18 April for facts and penalty and marked it peremptory. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
  • otherCCTV footage of the incident was part of the prosecution evidence. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
  • otherMartina Nevin's solicitor John Quinn said she was diagnosed with Covid and had supplied a test result. (offalyexpress.ie)
  • otherJulie Nevin's solicitor Ms Mimnagh said her client had not attended because of her co-accused's absence. (offalyexpress.ie, longfordleader.ie)
  • otherMartina Nevin's solicitor John Quinn said she contacted him saying she was diagnosed with Covid and supplied a test result. (longfordleader.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 12 Apr2023
    In courtlongfordleader.ie, first report
    Judge brands Longford woman's illness ‘remarkably convenient’ as court hears of yankee candles theft from discount store

    Reports the court hearing at which both defendants failed to appear; the judge marked the case peremptory and adjourned to 18 April 2023 for facts and penalty.

    accused, Julie Nevin, 24, female, named, irish (judged from name)Julie Nevinaccused, Martina Nevin, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Martina Nevin
  2. 12 Apr2023
    In courtoffalyexpress.ie, follow-up
    Judge brands woman's illness as ‘remarkably convenient’ as court hears of theft from discount store in the Midlands

    Reports the court hearing at which both accused failed to appear; Judge Owens marked the case peremptory and adjourned it to 18 April 2023 for facts and penalty.

    suspect, Julie Nevin, 24, female, named, irish (judged from name)Julie Nevinsuspect, Martina Nevin, 40, female, named, irish (judged from name)Martina Nevin