Mum-of-two who stole €961 perfume from Arnotts had ‘lost her mind'
Sylvia Dorcu (48) had never been in trouble before she carried out the theft in Dublin city centre.
A mother of two caught shoplifting more than €900 worth of perfume from a department store had 'lost her mind' on the day, her defence said.
Sylvia Dorcu (48) had never been in trouble before she carried out the theft in Dublin city centre.
Judge Michele Finan gave her the benefit of the Probation Act, leaving her without a recorded conviction after she made a €500 charity donation.
Dorcu, with an address at Merchant's Square, Merchant's Road, Dublin 1, pleaded guilty to theft.
Dublin District Court heard she went to Arnotts on Henry Street on April 14 and passed all points of payment with €961 worth of perfume.
She was stopped by security and €305 worth of the perfume had been unpacked from the box and could not be resold. The rest was recovered in a saleable condition. Dorcu had no previous convictions.
The accused, from Romania, had been in Ireland for six years, had not been in trouble before and 'lost her mind' at the time of the theft, her solicitor Peter Connolly said, asking the judge for leniency.
Applying the Probation Act, Judge Finan said if Dorcu reoffended she would be made aware of the chance she had got. She granted free legal aid for the accused, who was assisted by an interpreter.
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