Grief over death of mother stains unblemished record
Wed, Apr 15, 2026
“I’m very sorry. I was going through a bad time,” a woman brought before Tuam District Court told Judge James Faughnan.
The woman in her fifties had no previous conviction and attributed her behaviour to grief following the death of her mother.
Katherine O’Brien, Corrgarry, Mountbellew was brought before the court in custody to face a charge of theft and a public order offence.
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