The original court hearing was told that Anthony Rutherford had climbed up on the roof to get away from people 

Sun, 15 Oct, 2023 – 02:19
A Cork man who caused a 79-year-old widow “torment and torture” by ripping tiles off her roof at 3am in the morning hopes that his jail sentence will be suspended on appeal if he stays out of trouble between now and January 2024.
Anthony Rutherford’s barrister, Nikki O’Sullivan, said at Cork Circuit Appeals Court that the appellant had done a lot to put his life on a better footing.
