Accused told gardaí: I couldn’t take it any more

A woman charged with murdering her colleague by driving him into a harbour, where he drowned, told gardaí she couldn’t take it any more when he got into her car after spending two years following her, texting her, and telling her he loved her.

Her first Garda statements were read to the Central Criminal Court yesterday on the fifth day of her trial.

Marta Herda, aged 29, of Pairc Na Saile, Emoclew Road, Arklow, Co Wicklow, is charged with the murder of Csaba Orsas, aged 31, on March 26, 2013. The Polish woman has pleaded not guilty to murdering the Hungarian at South Quay, Arklow.