Woman pleads guilty over false personal injury claim

A 33-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to three separate charges in connection with a personal injury scam.

Tracey O’Connell pleaded guilty to charges arising from a fraudulent claim that she had suffered a personal injury after slipping on the wet floor of the toilets of the Crescent Shopping Centre in Limerick last year.

She allegedly duped a solicitor to represent her in the claim after presenting him with the false medical report, Ennis District Court heard yesterday.