‘You can’t turn a blind eye’

A 35-year-old man was given community service on Monday, December 22, at Craigavon Magistrates 
Court for a theft offence.
By The Newsroom
Published 7th Jan 2015, 06:00 BST
Joseph Friel appeared at a special sitting of Buncrana District Court.Joseph Friel appeared at a special sitting of Buncrana District Court.
Joseph Friel appeared at a special sitting of Buncrana District Court.

Paul John Joseph Whitla, Hillcrest Manor, Craigavon, was given 160 hours for the theft of perfume valued at £94 from Debenhams on April 9 this year.

A barrister for Whitla said that his client still maintained that he did not know what his brother was doing.

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Whitla’s brother had pleaded guilty at a previous court to the theft of the perfume.

When police contacted the defendant he admitted he had been with his brother on the day.

He already had a suspended sentence hanging over his head.

District Judge, Mrs Bernie Kelly, said Whitla was in court by virtue that he did nothing to stop his brother.

“You just can’t turn a blind eye,” she added.

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