Man stole from Kildare supermarket to get money to buy food
'We're feeding the world and we can't feed our own" says sitting Kildare judge
A man stole meat from a supermarket in order to sell it so he would get money for food.
The man, aged in his 30s and of no fixed abode, took the meat worth €40 at the Supervalu store at Fairgreen, Naas, on April 16.
Judge Desmond Zaidan commented at Naas District Court that the case was so sad because “we’re feeding the world and we can’t feed our own.”
The court heard that the defendant was stopped by the store manager.
The court was also told that the item was recovered and was fit for resale.
Defending solicitor David Powderly said he took it so he could sell it for cash to buy food.
The court was also told that he had one previous conviction for theft.
Judge Desmond Zaidan applied the Probation Act.