A person ‘exploded’ at workers in a Letterkenny financial institution when informed they may not allow him to withdraw cash from his account to attend his mom’s cremation.
Niall Cosgrove was homeless on the time and unable to resume an EBS debit card, which has expired.
Cosgrove, a 56-year-old with an handle at Mount Corridor Cottage, Crossroads, Killygordon, appeared earlier than Letterkenny District Courtroom on a public order cost arising out of the incident at EBS, Pearse Street, Letterkenny on Might 30, 2023.
Gardai acquired a name at 12.20pm from BS workers stating that Cosgrove was on the premises ‘being aggressive and abusive’.
Cosgrove refused to go away premises and when gardai arrived he started shouting that he wished his ‘fucking debit card’.
Cosgrove was conveyed to Letterkenny Garda Station and subsequently charged.
Solicitor Mr Frank Dorrian mentioned his consumer was ‘successfully homeless’ on the time of the incident. The extent of his anger rose as he was making an attempt to withdraw cash to allow him to attend his mom’s cremation, the solicitor mentioned.
“He had cash in his account, however his debit card had expired within the February and he couldn’t renew it as he couldn’t present proof of handle as he was successfully homeless,” Mr Dorrian mentioned.
“He wished to withdraw cash to attend the cremation and he exploded when it comes to exasperation and despair.”
The court docket heard that Cosgrove was evicted from his residence in Dublin throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and was dwelling out of his automotive for a interval.
Mr Dorrian informed the court docket that whereas his consumer did handle to acquire a brand new debit card, he was unable to attend the cremation. Cosgrove made ‘a whole lot of cellphone calls’ in an try and get hold of a card, Mr Dorrian mentioned.
“That could possibly be any of us underneath these very strained circumstances,” he added. “He doesn’t have a historical past of an absence of management. His skill to course of some info leads to exasperation at instances.
“He didn’t handle to attend the cremation and that may be a blemish on his reminiscence.”
Choose Cunningham famous that Cosgrove has no earlier convictions and mentioned she was noting the ‘particular circumstances’ outlined in mitigation by Mr Dorrian.
“I additionally word the efforts that he made to entry the cash in his account, however that doesn’t condone the style during which he spoke to workers or gardai,” Choose Cunningham mentioned.
Choose Cunningham mentioned that if Cosgrove made a €150 contribution to Donegal Hospice by July 8 he would keep away from a conviction. After a short while, Cosgrove returned to court docket with a receipt confirming the fee.
Man ‘exploded” after financial institution refused him money to attend mom’s cremation was final modified: February twelfth, 2024 by
