Maurice Chiz Kane, 29, received a six-month prison sentence at Belfast Crown Court for three thefts and one fraud by false representation. The offences occurred in east Belfast on March 8, 2025. Kane pleaded guilty to the charges.

Prosecutor Emma McIlveen detailed that Kane took meat products worth £46.51 from a Spar on Ravenhill Road at 4pm. At 6.27pm, he removed a heater valued at £129.99 from Home Bargains in Connswater Shopping Centre without payment.

At 9.57pm, Kane entered a woman's car and stole her purse, which held bank cards, driving licence, £20 cash, and sunglasses. The woman later saw two unauthorised £78 transactions at a Spar on Ladas Drive. CCTV footage from the store identified Kane as the user of the cards.

Defence solicitor Damien Trainor said Kane's prison licence was revoked after these offences. Kane was serving a two-year sentence for burglary from Belfast Crown Court in November 2024. His release was set for March 17, 2026.

Judge Patrick Lynch KC listed Kane's record as 106 charges, including 46 thefts, 21 burglaries, one fraud, one handling stolen goods, and others for criminal damage and drugs. The judge ordered the sentence to start on March 4, altering Kane's release date.