"It would be "unjust" to now jail a former Bank of Ireland employee who stole almost €200,000 from a branch and its customers before attempting to set the building on fire, the Court of Appeal has found, despite ruling that her original fully suspended sentence and community service order were too lenient. Maureen McCormack (53) maintained that she stole the money to pay for debts incurred for IVF treatment."
"It would be "unjust" to now jail a former Bank of Ireland employee who stole almost €200,000 from a branch and its customers before attempting to set the building on fire, the Court of Appeal has found, despite ruling that her original fully suspended sentence and community service order were too lenient."
Maureen McCormack, 53, a former Bank of Ireland employee, stole almost €200,000 from a branch and its customers and attempted to set the building on fire. She maintained that she took the money to pay debts incurred for IVF treatment. The Court of Appeal found that her original fully suspended sentence and community service order were too lenient. The Court also concluded, however, that it would be unjust at this stage to convert the suspended sentence into immediate imprisonment. The case balances the seriousness of theft and arson against personal circumstances and sentencing finality.
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