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Case No. 14915Theft · Co. Kilkenny · 12 Jan 2025

Witnesses sought after theft from car outside Freshford graveyard, Co Kilkenny

A theft took place between 2.45pm and 3pm on Sunday, 12 January 2025, outside a graveyard near Freshford in North Kilkenny, while the car owner was away from the vehicle for a short time. The side window of the victim's red Range Rover estate was smashed, and two handbags containing Apple AirPods, a black Samsung phone, cards, a driving licence and a small amount of cash were taken. The handbags were later found discarded in two fields about 8km away, between Ministers Cross and Johnstown, in a townland locally known as Seven Sisters. In a report published on 17 January 2025, gardaí appealed for witnesses and dashcam footage from the Freshford to Johnstown area, and no arrest or charge is reported in the articles.

  1. Reported17 Jan
  2. Arrested
  3. Charged
  4. In court
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • The side window of the victim's red Range Rover estate was smashed.
  • Two handbags containing Apple AirPods, a black Samsung phone, cards, a driving licence and a small amount of cash were taken.
Where
The theft took place outside a graveyard near Freshford in North Kilkenny.
When
The incident happened on Sunday, 12 January 2025, between 2.45pm and 3pm.
Cause
The car owner was away from the car for a short time.
Investigation
  • The handbags were later found discarded in two separate fields about 8km away, between Ministers Cross and Johnstown, in a townland locally known as Seven Sisters.
  • Gardaí are appealing for witnesses and asking anyone who saw suspicious activity at the graveyard, noticed another car parked there between 2.30pm and 3.30pm, or has dashcam footage from the Freshford to Johnstown area during this time to come forward.
  • No arrest or charge is reported in the articles.
Other details
  • The stolen property was valued at €1,000, and €400 of damage was caused to the vehicle.
  • The first report was published by kilkennypeople.ie on 17 January 2025.
9 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe side window of the victim's red Range Rover estate was smashed. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whatTwo handbags containing Apple AirPods, a black Samsung phone, cards, a driving licence and a small amount of cash were taken. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whereThe theft took place outside a graveyard near Freshford in North Kilkenny. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • whenThe incident happened on Sunday, 12 January 2025, between 2.45pm and 3pm. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • causeThe car owner was away from the car for a short time. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationThe handbags were later found discarded in two separate fields about 8km away, between Ministers Cross and Johnstown, in a townland locally known as Seven Sisters. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are appealing for witnesses. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • investigationGardaí are asking anyone who saw suspicious activity at the graveyard, noticed another car parked there between 2.30pm and 3.30pm, or has dashcam footage from the Freshford to Johnstown area during this time to come forward. (kilkennypeople.ie)
  • otherThe stolen property was valued at €1,000, and €400 of damage was caused to the vehicle. (kilkennypeople.ie)

The reporting

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  1. 17 Jan2025
    Reportedkilkennypeople.ie, first report
    Witnesses sought after heartless act of theft in Kilkenny

    First report of the incident. Gives the location, time window, stolen items, value, the discovery of the handbags, and a garda appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage.

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