Homeless man's address given as 'living on park bench'
A homeless sex offender who failed to supply an address to police is now to be listed as living on a park bench.
Matei Haidu, 39, appeared in Belfast Magistrates Court charged with failing to notify police with his home address within a reasonable period of time [...] He was given a suspended two-month prison sentence for breaching notification requirements.
It was accepted by the court that there had been a misunderstanding when he registered as being of no fixed abode after arriving in Northern Ireland [...] A Public Prosecution Service representative said he was later arrested because he had not provided police with an address.
She said that while it has been classed as a misunderstanding, it was still a breach.
A defence solicitor told the court his client had been allowed to register as having no fixed abode.
He added that a park bench can be given as a suitable address.
Suspending the two month jail sentence for 12 months, the judge agreed that the circumstances involved a clear misunderstanding.
He said: "He (Haidu) must now register an acceptable address with police. It appears (there is) the possibility of an address that is acceptable, albeit unusual"... Bbc
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