Perrin to proffer immediate resignation

A judge found guilty of attempting to deceive an elderly friend out of half his estate is to resign.

Heather Perrin will be sentenced on Wednesday after being convicted of deception by the Circuit Criminal Court.

She is the first member of the judiciary in the history of the State to be convicted of a serious crime.

The Court Service has confirmed the 60-year-old, of Lambay Court, Malahide, Co Dublin, plans to quit her post.

“The Courts Service has been informed that this evening Judge Heather Perrin will proffer her immediate resignation from the District Court bench, to President Michael D Higgins, via the Department of an Taoiseach,” it said in a statement.