I just wanted to scare him, says murder accused

A woman on trial for murdering a 66-year-old taxi driver told gardaí that she was trying to “get” his son with her car, when the deceased jumped in front of her and she ended up “squashing him”.

I just wanted to scare him, says murder accused

A woman on trial for murdering a 66-year-old taxi driver told gardaí that she was trying to “get” his son with her car, when the deceased jumped in front of her and she ended up “squashing him”.

In her Garda statements, Claire Nolan said she drove her car at 20 miles an hour into the driveway of Francis Duffy's home at Well View Grove in Blanchardstown “just to scare him” after he was seen trying to steal the radio from her new car.

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