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Case No. 7207Theft and burglary · Co. Dublin · 21 Jul 2021

Man given concurrent six-month sentence for 2021 Dublin theft and burglary offences

Mary Bernie, 87, known as Peg, died three days after Aaron Gumble, 29, knocked her down with a stolen e-scooter at Eccles Street, Dublin 7, in 2023, while Gumble was on bail for theft offences. Gumble pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, leaving the scene and theft of an e-scooter from the Mater Public Hospital underground car park, and was jailed for six-and-a-half years and disqualified from driving for 10 years. He also pleaded guilty to theft and burglary incidents in central Dublin on 21 July and 6 September 2021, and Judge Treasa Kelly at Dublin District Court imposed a six-month sentence to run concurrently, as reported on 2 July 2025.

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  6. Sentenced2 Jul
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Key facts

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What happened
  • Mary Bernie, 87, died three days after Gumble knocked her down with a stolen e-scooter at Eccles Street, Dublin 7.
  • On 21 July 2021 at 11.39pm, Gumble kicked open a door at an Ellis Quay apartment block and tried to enter the underground car park but failed.
  • On 6 September 2021 at 11.45pm, a resident found his €750 bicycle with two locks missing from his city centre apartment.
  • One lock was still attached to a rack and the other was broken on the ground, and the bicycle was never recovered.
Other details
  • Gumble had been on bail for theft offences at the time of the e-scooter incident.
  • Gumble has 144 prior convictions, including vehicle theft, burglaries, attempted theft, theft and trespass, and the article notes his good behaviour in Mountjoy Prison.
Charges
  • Gumble pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and leaving the scene.
  • Gumble pleaded guilty to theft of an e-scooter from the underground car park of the Mater Public Hospital.
  • Gumble pleaded guilty to theft and burglary incidents in central Dublin on 21 July and 6 September 2021.
When
The key facts date the e-scooter theft to 20 June 2023, while the article gives 20 June 2023 as the date of the guilty plea.
In court
The 2021 theft and burglary case was heard at Dublin District Court before Judge Treasa Kelly.
Sentence
  • Gumble was jailed for six-and-a-half years and disqualified from driving for 10 years for the e-scooter offences.
  • Judge Treasa Kelly imposed a six-month sentence to run concurrently for the 2021 theft and burglary offences.
11 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatMary Bernie, 87, died from her injuries three days after being knocked down with a stolen e-scooter at Eccles Street, Dublin 7. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatGumble pleaded guilty to theft and burglary incidents in central Dublin on 21 July and 6 September 2021. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatDuring the first incident at an Ellis Quay apartment block at 11.39pm, Gumble opened a door with a kick and tried to enter the underground car park but failed. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatOn the second date at 11.45pm, a resident found his €750 bicycle with two locks attached was missing from his city centre apartment. (irishtimes.com)
  • whatOne lock was still attached to a rack and the other was broken on the ground; the bicycle was never recovered. (irishtimes.com)
  • chargeGumble pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, leaving the scene, and theft of an e-scooter from the Mater Public Hospital underground car park on 20 June 2023. (irishtimes.com)
  • courtThe case was heard at Dublin District Court before Judge Treasa Kelly. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceGumble was jailed for six-and-a-half years and disqualified from driving for 10 years for the e-scooter hit-and-run. (irishtimes.com)
  • sentenceJudge Treasa Kelly imposed a six-month concurrent sentence. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherGumble had been on bail for theft offences at the time of the e-scooter incident. (irishtimes.com)
  • otherGumble has 144 prior convictions including vehicle theft, burglaries, attempted theft, theft, and trespass. (irishtimes.com)

The reporting

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  1. 2 Jul2025
    Sentencedirishtimes.com, first report
    Man who killed elderly woman in e-scooter hit-and-run avoids further prison time

    Reports the sentencing for 2021 theft and burglary charges, noting Gumble's 144 prior convictions, his good behaviour in Mountjoy Prison, and the concurrent six-month sentence imposed by Judge Treasa Kelly.

    victim, Mary Bernie, 87, female, irish (judged from name)Mary Bernieconvicted, Aaron Gumble, 29, male, named, irish (judged from name)Aaron Gumble