A Belfast man was today jailed for eight months for stealing over £8,000 worth of high value clothing items during a three day spree.
The same day he went into the House of Fraser store and stole seven pairs of Hugo Boss jeans, eight Ralph Lauren jumpers and two Ralph Lauren tops to the value of £2,639. He returned to the House of Fraser store on November 11, 2022 and stole stole 12 pairs of Hugo Boss jeans worth £1,308. “He had great difficulty in coming to terms with that break down and descended into drugs and alcohol which landed him with a significant debt,” Mr Morgan added.
Judge Irvine described McClenaghan’s criminal record as “dreadful” which he said was littered with dishonesty offences. The judge said that given his criminal record, the Probation Service assessed him as a high likelihood of reoffending in the future.