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Man who stole bottles of champagne in Tullamore 'must have expensive tastes'
A MAN who stole four bottles of champagne from Tesco, Tullamore, 'must have expensive taste' remarked Judge Andrew Cody at last week's district court.
Marius Schiopu (28),of no fixed abode and Finglas, Dublin, who works as a builder's labourer, was in custody when he appeared at last week's district court.
Mr Schiopu has been working for two years in Ireland. He has issues with alcohol, cannabis and cocaine, the court heard.
Sergeant Richard Thornton said Mr Schiopu had sold the bottles of champagne for €250 and sent the money back to Romania.
Judge Andrew Cody said the last day in court he had been told that Mr Schiopu works in construction. He asked about compensation for Tesco.
His solicitor Brian Duffy said Mr Schiopu didn't have any compensation. He said he has a release date of April 9 and has engaged proactively with the prison services. He had three previous convictions, including theft.
Judge Andrew Cody imposed a two month prison sentence to run consecutively when his current sentence is finished.
An application for free legal aid was granted to solicitor Brian Duffy.
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