Ireland Polish man jailed at Nenagh District Court for theft and public order offences
Krzkstof Kostka, a Polish man, pleaded to stealing a bottle of vodka valued at €21 from Aldi in Roscrea on July 5, 2022, and to threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour on Main Street, Roscrea, and to a theft of groceries and alcohol valued at €10.54 from the same Aldi store. Judge Elizabeth MacGrath at Nenagh District Court gave him two months for the vodka theft, a consecutive two months for threatening behaviour, and a consecutive six months with the final four suspended, all backdated to May 30, 2023. Tipperary Live reported the sentencing in late July 2023, with 23 other charges taken into consideration.
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- Arrestednot reported
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- Sentenced26 Jul
Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- Krzkstof Kostka, a Polish man, was jailed for theft and public order offences at Nenagh District Court.
- Where
- The vodka theft took place at Aldi in Roscrea, Tipperary.
- When
- The vodka theft is dated to July 5, 2022.
- The threatening behaviour is dated to May 26, 2022 in the article text, while other sources give 2023.
- The grocery theft is dated to May 30, 2023 in the article text, while other sources give 2022.
- Weapon
- The stolen item was a bottle of vodka valued at €21.
- Charges
- He pleaded to threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour on Main Street, Roscrea.
- He pleaded to theft of groceries and alcohol valued at €10.54 from Aldi, Roscrea.
- Sentence
- The judge jailed him for two months for the vodka theft.
- The judge gave him a consecutive two-month sentence for threatening behaviour.
- The judge jailed him for six months, consecutive, with the final four months suspended.
- All sentences were backdated to May 30, 2023.
- Other details
- The judge took 23 other charges into consideration.
- His solicitor, David Peters, said the man was dealing with addiction issues and had been sleeping rough.
- His solicitor said the man had depression and missed his family in Poland, and that he found time in custody helpful.
- Recognizance was fixed at a bond of €250 with an independent surety of €500.
15 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe man was jailed for theft and public order offences at Nenagh District Court. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whereThe vodka theft took place at Aldi in Roscrea. (tipperarylive.ie)
- whenThe vodka theft is dated to July 5, 2022. (tipperarylive.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded to threatening, abusive or insulting behaviour on Main Street, Roscrea. (tipperarylive.ie)
- chargeHe pleaded to theft of groceries and alcohol valued at €10.54 from Aldi, Roscrea. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceThe judge jailed him for two months for the vodka theft. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceThe judge gave him a consecutive two-month sentence for threatening behaviour. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceThe judge jailed him for six months, consecutive, with the final four months suspended. (tipperarylive.ie)
- sentenceAll sentences were backdated to May 30, 2023. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherHis solicitor said the man was dealing with addiction issues. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherHis solicitor said the man had depression and missed his family in Poland. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherHis solicitor said the man had been sleeping rough. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe man had been in custody and found it helpful, according to his solicitor. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherThe judge took 23 other charges into consideration. (tipperarylive.ie)
- otherRecognizance was fixed at a bond of €250 with an independent surety of €500. (tipperarylive.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 26 Jul2023Tipperary judge jails Polish man 'missing his family' for theft and pubic order offences
Court report of a sentencing hearing. The man pleaded to a theft from Aldi, Roscrea, on July 5, 2022, threatening behaviour in Roscrea, and a theft of groceries and alcohol from Aldi, Roscrea. The article gives conflicting years for the threatening behaviour (2022 and 2023) and for the grocery theft (2023 and 2022). He was jailed for two months for the vodka theft and given further consecutive sentences, with 23 other charges taken into consideration.
convicted, Krzkstof Kostka, male, Polish, named, non-irishKrzkstof Kostka