Murder accused hoped to save man from water

A woman accused of murdering her colleague by driving him into a harbour, where he drowned, told gardaí she was hoping to save him if she had seen him in the water.

A video of her garda interviews were played to the Central Criminal Court yesterday on the ninth day of her trial.

Marta Herda, aged 29, of Pairc Na Saile, Emoclew Road, Arklow, Co Wicklow, is charged with the murder of 31-year-old Csaba Orsos on March 26, 2013.