An 81-year-old man who was counting over €5,500 on to his kitchen table which he had put away to pay for his funeral had the monies stolen from him by an opportunistic thief who noticed the unlocked door of his home and wandered into the property.
Jason Coffey, 31, who was homeless at the time of the offence has been jailed for four years for the theft in Kanturk, Co Cork on July 1, 2020.
Cork Circuit Criminal Court heard that the pensioner, who is without family, had consistently saved money for his funeral as he feared being a “burden” at his passing.
