Roman Costica, a 44 year old father of four who has lived in Ireland for the past 22 years but never worked here, pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to the theft of 38,000 worth of rings from Barnes Jewellers at Patrick Street in Fermoy, on August 15, 2017.
Det Garda Denis Ryan told the court how Costica spent some time casing the premises including going into the shop on three separate occasions prior to the theft when he watched staff members open the door on a glass case to access rings on display in the window.
Costica snatched a tray containing 14 18 carat gold rings when the door to the glass case was momentarily left open and he fled the shop but he was caught on CCTV footage and gardai were able to identify him a…
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