Woman who posed as dead cousin and withdrew €22k walks free after just seven days
Sheila Aherne tried to have the money lodged to her own account
A woman jailed for nine months after she stole €22,000 from her deceased cousin was released after just seven days — due to chronic overcrowding in our prisons.
Exclusive pictures show Sheila Aherne at home in Ballyhooly, Cork last Wednesday, 70kms from the cell in Limerick Prison where she is meant to be serving her sentence.
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