Cork man pleads guilty to stealing over €500,000 of platinum from Stryker

A 40‑year‑old man has pleaded guilty to stealing platinum worth €522,190 from Stryker Neurovascular in Cork.

Defence solicitor Shane Collins‑Daly confirmed the plea at Cork District Court, where Sergeant David Fleming applied for sentencing. Judge David Waters ordered the matter to be listed for sentencing at the next session of Cork Circuit Criminal Court, due to start on 27 October.

Detective Garda David Hickey arrested Kamil Zelechowski of The Mews, Elmbury, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, last month and charged him with a single count under the Criminal Justice (Theft and Fraud Offences) Act 2001. The charge covers the period from 1 January 2022 to 3 April 2025, during which the platinum was taken from Stryker’s premises on Model Farm Road.

Garda Hickey noted there was no objection to bail being granted, subject to conditions agreed with the defence solicitor.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Brett Jordan / Pexels.