Newtownabbey man who stole £400 worth of alcohol from Tesco is jailed for two months
A Newtownabbey man who cut off security tags and stole alcohol worth a total of almost £400 from a Tesco store has received a two months jail term.
Daniel Joseph Mooney, aged 47, whose address was listed as Glenwherry Court in Newtownabbey, committed the theft in May this year.
He pushed a trolley containing alcohol out of a Tesco store without making an attempt to pay for the goods, a court heard.
A defence lawyer outlined to Antrim Magistrates' Court, sitting in Ballymena, that the defendant had issues with alcohol.
At a court in August, the defendant was put on Probation for a year for the theft and a district judge also said he had to pay compensation for the stolen goods..
However, with him now being on remand in custody for another matter, the Probation Order has been revoked and has been replaced with a two months prison term.