Wife who lost ‘soulmate’ in crash awarded €250k

A woman was plunged into grief by the loss of her “soulmate” who was killed as he drove home on his motorbike. Yesterday, the family was awarded over €250,000 in compensation.

Wife who lost ‘soulmate’ in crash awarded €250k

The case was before the High Court sitting in Cork yesterday where Mr Justice Michael Twomey expressed his condolences to Welsh-born Myfanwy Humphreys, of Behihane, Castlecove, Killarney, Co Kerry, on the untimely death of her husband Christopher Humphreys, who was 59, near his home on August 15, 2015.

Counsel John O’Mahony said there was an offer of €259,000 from the insurers for the defendant motorist, Micheál O’Mahony, of Lackeen, Blackwater, Co Kerry.

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