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

Sophie Ellis

Born between April 2012 and March 2013, from the ages reported. 1 report across 1 case, 31 Mar 2023 to 31 Mar 2023

Victim: Sophie Ellis, Irish woman, 10 (judged from name)Sophie Ellis

Key facts

from every report naming them
Named as
Victim
Born
Between April 2012 and March 2013, from the ages reported
Offences
Theft
Where
Co. Laois
Reporting
1 report, 31 Mar 2023 to 31 Mar 2023
Outlets
leinsterexpress.ie

Photographs

as published, with the outlet's credit
Liam and Sophie Ellis whose eggs were stolen last weekend
Liam and Sophie Ellis whose eggs were stolen last weekend
Photocredit not given by the outletvia leinsterexpress.ie, 31 Mar 2023

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Cases

latest first
  • Laois children shut charity egg sales after fourth honesty box theft Theft · Co. Laois

    Two Laois siblings, Liam (11) and Sophie (10) Ellis, ran an honesty box egg-selling scheme between Durrow and Cullohill to raise funds for the Laura Lynn children's hospice, eventually raising €3,000. Their eggs and money were stolen four times since October 2022, with 23 boxes of eggs taken in the fourth theft the weekend before 31 March 2023. A witness photographed the number plate of a car at the scene, and gardaí are investigating. The children closed their egg sales following the fourth robbery.

    Reported, 31 Mar 2023Victim · 1 report

Timeline

every report naming Sophie Ellis, newest first

Each entry shows how that report described them.

  1. 31 Mar2023
    Reportedleinsterexpress.ie, in Laois children shut charity egg sales after fourth honesty box theft
    Laois children appear on RTE 1 after shutting their charity honesty box over thefts
    victim, Sophie Ellis, 10, female, irish (judged from name)Sophie Ellis

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