Ireland Man sentenced to nine months over distraction thefts in Kilkenny City
Marcu Kvec, 63, of Manor Street, Waterford, admitted two counts of theft from retail premises in Kilkenny City in 2013: one at the Wine Centre on John Street on August 14, 2013, and one on Patrick Street on November 21, 2013, where a juvenile took a gold chain valued at €3,500 while he distracted a member of staff. On November 13, 2022, gardaí stopped a car at Archersrath, Kilkenny, and he was convicted of possessing drugs for personal use and fined €101. At a sentencing reported on June 16, 2023, he received nine months in prison, backdated to May 13, with a consecutive six-month sentence for failing to appear.
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Marcu Kvec, 63, admitted two counts of theft dating back to 2013.
- At the Wine Centre on John Street, two males and a juvenile allegedly distracted staff and stole a Havana cigar.
- At a Patrick Street retail premises, a juvenile allegedly took a gold chain valued at €3,500 while the defendant distracted a member of staff.
- When
- The John Street theft is dated August 14, 2013, though a later passage in the same article gives August 14, 2023.
- The Patrick Street theft is dated November 21, 2013.
- Investigation
- Gardaí attended after a call from the manager at the Wine Centre.
- Charges
- He was convicted of possessing drugs for personal use after being stopped by gardaí at Archersrath, Kilkenny, on November 13, 2022.
- Other details
- Three occupants of the stopped car each admitted possessing a single cannabis cigarette.
- His solicitor said he did not benefit from the theft of the jewellery.
- The judge noted that he had previously taken 17 bench warrants.
- Sentence
- He was sentenced to nine months in prison, backdated to May 13.
- A six-month prison sentence for failing to appear was imposed consecutively.
- He was fined €101 under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
12 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe defendant admitted two counts of theft dating back to 2013. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatTwo males and a juvenile distracted staff and stole a Havana cigar at the Wine Centre on John Street. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whatAt Patrick Street, a juvenile took a gold chain valued at €3,500 while the defendant distracted a member of staff. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereOne theft was from a premises on John Street on August 14, 2013. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- whereThe other theft was from a retail premises on Patrick Street on November 21, 2013. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- chargeThe defendant was convicted of possessing drugs for personal use when stopped by gardaí at Archersrath, Kilkenny, on November 13, 2022. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceThe defendant was sentenced to nine months in prison, backdated to May 13. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceA consecutive six-month prison sentence was imposed for failing to appear. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- sentenceThe defendant was fined €101 under section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe defendant's solicitor said his client did not benefit from the theft of the jewellery. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThe judge noted that the defendant had previously taken 17 bench warrants. (kilkennypeople.ie)
- otherThree occupants were in the stopped car, and all three admitted possessing a single cannabis cigarette. (kilkennypeople.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 16 Jun2023Prison sentence for distraction thefts at Kilkenny City premises
Court report on a sentencing hearing covering two 2013 distraction thefts (John Street and Patrick Street), a failure to appear, and a 2022 cannabis possession. The article gives the John Street date as August 14, 2013 but later says August 14, 2023. Not the same incident as existing case 9040, which concerns a 2025 Nenagh shop theft.
convicted, Marcu Kvec, 63, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Marcu Kvec