A man who spent €58,000 accidentally lodged in his bank account claimed he did not set out to defraud anybody but the sentencing judge said the accused needed to make a phone call to reality. Judge Seán Ó Donnabháin said the accused only succeeded in digging a bigger hole for himself by going into the witness box at Cork Circuit Criminal Court today. The judge said, “I am glad it was of good use.”Judge Ó Donnabháin said, “I would say, make a phone call and call reality. And when reality rings you, reality will tell you cop yourself on. Detective Garda Malcolm Walsh said that on March 29, 2016, €58,000 was lodged in the defendant’s account in error.

Source: Evening echo November 20, 2018 18:00 UTC