Victim’s family speak out as sliotar swindler case ends
Fraudster Jimmy Meagher. Photo: Patrick Browne
Mark Tighe
The family of the victim of a Kilkenny hurling minor coach who defrauded his friend out of €41,000 has expressed relief that legal proceedings are over, after the coach withdrew an appeal against a six-month prison sentence at the last minute.
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