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Suspended sentence reactivated for failure to comply with Probation Service
Summary
Mark Eribo, aged 29, had a three‑year sentence for stealing camera equipment from a photojournalist at a McDonald's on Grafton Street on 1 May 2012. The sentence, imposed in 2014, had a final year suspended. He was released in May 2015. In 2016 the Probation Service re‑entered his case after finding a "fairly comprehensive failure to comply" with the suspension terms. Judge Melanie Greally ordered that three months of the suspended year be reactivated. Eribo, who had 59 prior convictions, had pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. His defence lawyer, Sandra Frayne, noted that Eribo had initially tried to comply but his efforts waned due to addictions, and that he remained eager to seek help. The equipment was valued at €9,750. The case was originally heard by Judge Mary Ellen Ring in 2014. The Probation Service's activation of the suspended sentence was unaffected by a recent High Court ruling on the area.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Suspended sentence reactivated for failure to comply with Probation Service. Charges or matters: stealing camera equipment at McDonalds on Grafton Street on May 1, 2012. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- May 2015 Other
- May 1, 2012 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2016-05-27 Publication
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: stealing camera equipment at McDonalds on Grafton Street on May 1, 2012 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Mark Eribo (29) received a three year sentence with the final year suspended in 2014. Applications for activation of suspended sentences by The Probation Service have not been affected by the recent High Court ruling on the law in that area.
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