Ireland Named in reporting
Sabouni Abdelhamid
Born 1992, from the ages reported. 3 reports across 3 cases, 17 Feb 2026 to 18 Feb 2026
Key facts
from every report naming them- Named as
- Convicted
- Born
- 1992, from the ages reported
- Nationality
- Algerian, as stated in a report
- Offences
- Possession of a false instrument (passport fraud), Possession of a false instrument, Providing false and misleading documentation, Possession of a false instrument (UK driving licence), Passport fraud
- Where
- Co. Dublin
- Reporting
- 3 reports, 17 Feb 2026 to 18 Feb 2026
- Outlets
- irishmirror.ie, irishtimes.com, gript.ie
Cases
latest first- Man sentenced to three years for passport fraud at Dublin Airport Possession of a false instrument (passport fraud) · Co. Dublin
Algerian man Sabouni Abdelhamid, 33, was stopped at Dublin Airport on 3 September 2025 after arriving on a flight from Brussels, where authorities had flagged issues with his Irish passport. He had claimed to be the son of murdered Irish woman Catherine Corridan to obtain the passport, using the name Soufiane Bouchata and a driving licence. At Dublin Circuit Criminal Court he pleaded guilty to possession of a false instrument, providing false and misleading documentation, and having a false UK driving licence. Judge Orla Crowe imposed a three-year sentence backdated to his remand in September 2025, noting a headline sentence of six years was warranted.
Sentenced, 18 Feb 2026Convicted · 1 report - Algerian man jailed for three years over false Irish passport obtained using murdered woman's identity Possession of a false instrument · Co. Dublin
Sabouni Abdelhamid (33), an Algerian man of Finchley Road, London, applied online in December 2023 for an Irish passport, claiming to be the son of Catherine Corridan, a woman murdered in London in the 1980s. On 3 September 2025 he was stopped in Brussels, where his Irish passport was taken after issues were flagged, and he was later stopped at Dublin Airport after arriving from Brussels, where he gave the name Soufiane Bouchata and produced a driving licence in that name. He pleaded guilty to possession of a false instrument, providing false and misleading documentation, and possessing a UK driving licence he knew to be false. On 17 February 2026 Judge Orla Crowe jailed him for three years, backdated to his September 2025 remand in custody.
Sentenced, 17 Feb 2026Convicted · 1 report - Algerian man jailed for three years over fraudulently obtained Irish passport Passport fraud · Co. Dublin
Sabouni Abdelhamid, a 34-year-old Algerian man, obtained an Irish passport by deception, having claimed to be the son of Catherine Kate Corridan, who was murdered in the UK in the 1980s. He was stopped by immigration officers at Terminal 2 of Dublin Airport, and Interpol and the London Metropolitan police became involved in the investigation. He pleaded guilty to providing false information to apply for a passport on 30 December 2023, to using a fraudulently obtained document at Terminal 2 on 3 September 2025, and to two counts of possessing fraudulent documents. Judge Orla Crowe set a headline sentence of six years, reduced to three years and backdated to 3 September 2025, and the sentence was reported on 17 February 2026.
Sentenced, 17 Feb 2026Convicted · 1 report
Timeline
every report naming Sabouni Abdelhamid, newest firstEach entry shows how that report described them.
- 18 Feb2026Man who claimed to be son of murdered Irishwoman to get Irish passport jailedconvicted, Sabouni Abdelhamid, 33, male, Algerian, named, non-irishSabouni Abdelhamid
- 17 Feb2026Man who claimed to be son of murdered Irish woman to obtain passport jailed for three yearsconvicted, Sabouni Abdelhamid, 33, male, Algerian, named, non-irishSabouni Abdelhamid
- 17 Feb2026Algerian man who lied to get Irish passport jailed - Griptconvicted, Sabouni Abdelhamid, 34, male, Algerian, named, non-irishSabouni Abdelhamid
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