No criminal penalty for 'petrified' former girlfriend of murderer

A former girlfriend of the man who shot 16-year-old Melanie McCarthy McNamara has been found in contempt of court after she failed to turn up as a witness at his trial.
Stephanie Tuite (aged 20) with an address at Glenshane Crescent, Tallaght claims she was too petrified to testify against 19-year-old Daniel McDonnell.