Woman lost tip of finger after car drove off

A man who drove off in his car while a woman had her hand in the door, causing the tip of her finger to be cut off, has been fined €1,500.

Thomas Dennis left hairdresser Shauna Weldon without a fingertip on her right-hand ring finger, resulting in her having to retrain as a hairdresser.

Dennis only reported the incident to gardaí the following afternoon after consulting with his father when he found Ms Weldon’s finger tip in his car.