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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 20964Theft · Co. Kildare · 29 Jan 2023

Three men fined over theft at Kildare Village

Vasile Chironda, 40, Ivon Mutilica, 25, and Cristian Vatamanu, 23, were involved in theft at the Kildare Village Retail Outlet in Kildare on January 29, 2023, taking items worth around €691.30. Gardaí said the offences were committed on that date, and all the stolen items were recovered. The three men appeared in court in March 2023 and admitted the offences on May 18, 2023, before Judge Desmond Zaidan. Each man was fined a further €1,750 and made a €1,000 donation as a sign of remorse, which the judge directed be divided between several charities. The latest development is the sentencing, reported by kildarenow.com on May 24, 2023.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced24 May
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • Three men were fined for theft offences at the Kildare Village Retail Outlet.
  • The men stole items worth around €691.30.
Where
The offences took place at the Kildare Village Retail Outlet in Kildare.
When
The offences were committed on January 29, 2023.
Other details
  • The three men are Vasile Chironda, 40, Ivon Mutilica, 25, and Cristian Vatamanu, 23, all listed as of Bray, County Wicklow.
  • All three men had no previous convictions.
  • The sentencing was reported by kildarenow.com on May 24, 2023.
Charges
The men were before the court over theft offences, with the matter first reported in March 2023.
Investigation
All of the stolen items were recovered.
In court
The three men admitted the offences on May 18, 2023, before Judge Desmond Zaidan.
Sentence
  • Each man was fined a further €1,750.
  • Each man made a €1,000 donation as a sign of remorse.
  • The judge directed that the donations be divided between several charities.
10 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThree men were fined for theft offences at Kildare Village Retail Outlet. (kildarenow.com)
  • whatThe men stole items worth around €691.30. (kildarenow.com)
  • whereThe offences took place at Kildare Village Retail Outlet. (kildarenow.com)
  • whenThe offences were committed on January 29. (kildarenow.com)
  • investigationAll the stolen items were recovered. (kildarenow.com)
  • courtThe three men admitted the offences at the court date on 18 May. (kildarenow.com)
  • sentenceThe judge imposed a further fine of €1,750 on each man. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherAll three men had no previous convictions. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherEach man made a donation of €1,000 as a sign of remorse. (kildarenow.com)
  • otherThe judge directed that the donations be divided between several charities. (kildarenow.com)

The reporting

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  1. 24 May2023
    Sentencedkildarenow.com, first report
    Trio fined over Kildare Village theft offences

    Court outcome: the three men admitted the offences on 18 May 2023 and were fined, with a further €1,750 fine each. No earlier report of this case is in the existing list.

    convicted, Vasile Chironda, 40, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Vasile Chirondaconvicted, Ivon Mutilica, 25, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Ivon Mutilicaconvicted, Cristian Vatamanu, 23, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Cristian Vatamanu