Thursday 5 November 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Named in reporting

Derek Matha

Born between February 1991 and February 1992, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 14 Feb 2022 to 14 Feb 2022

Suspect: Derek Matha, Irish man, 30 (judged from name)Derek Matha

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Convicted
Born
Between February 1991 and February 1992, from the ages reported
Offences
Theft (of fuel)
Where
Co. Donegal
Reporting
1 report, 14 Feb 2022 to 14 Feb 2022
Outlets
donegallive.ie

Cases

latest first
  • Man sentenced for theft of diesel from Letterkenny service station Theft (of fuel) · Co. Donegal

    Derek Matha, a 30-year-old man, put €20 of diesel into a black Toyota Avensis at the Applegreen service station at Killylastin, Letterkenny, on 21 February 2020. He told a shop employee he had no money but intended to return to pay, then left without paying. Identified via CCTV footage, Matha pleaded guilty at Letterkenny District Court via video link. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment backdated to December 2020.

    Sentenced, 14 Feb 2022Convicted · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Derek Matha, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 14 Feb2022
    Sentenceddonegallive.ie, in Man sentenced for theft of diesel from Letterkenny service station
    Man jailed after theft of diesel from Letterkenny service station
    convicted, Derek Matha, 30, male, named, irish (judged from name)Derek Matha

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