'He broke his own heart' - Kilkenny fan who brought fraudster DJ Carey to court says 'things aren't looking good at half-time'

"Kilkenny fan who accompanied All Star hurler to court says things "aren't looking good for him at half-time" as case is adjourned for sentencing Thomas Butler, a pensioner who gave DJ Carey €16,360 for the cancer treatment he claimed to desperately need, lost both of his own parents to the disease. As a "true Kilkenny supporter" all his life, a picture of Mr Butler with his former idol used to hang proudly in the house."

"Thomas Butler, a pensioner who gave DJ Carey €16,360 for the cancer treatment he claimed to desperately need, lost both of his own parents to the disease."

"As a "true Kilkenny supporter" all his life, a picture of Mr Butler with his former idol used to hang proudly in the house."

DJ Carey, an All Star hurler, attended court where his sentencing was adjourned. A Kilkenny pensioner, Thomas Butler, accompanied Carey and remarked that things "aren't looking good for him at half-time". Butler gave Carey €16,360 believing it was needed for cancer treatment and had lost both of his own parents to the disease. Butler has been a lifelong Kilkenny supporter and displayed a photograph with his former sporting idol prominently at home. The situation highlights a substantial donation from an elderly fan, the donor's personal connection to the cause, and uncertainty surrounding the legal outcome.

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