Thief accidently shot himself in head

A MAN accidently shot himself in the head when a stolen car he was travelling in went over a speed bump, an inquest heard yesterday.

Victor Murphy had his thumb on the trigger of a sawn-off shotgun which was resting between his legs as the car sped through a Traveller halting site in Finglas, north Dublin, in July 2003.

The body of the 30-year-old, of Deanstown Green, Finglas, was dumped at the side of the road in Dunsink Lane by the driver of the vehicle, who has since died.