Joan Burton felt 'frankly terrified' of 'enraged' crowd, Jobstown false imprisonment trial hears

Former Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton said she “ran for her life” after the car she was traveling in was surrounded by anti-water charge protesters in Dublin on November 15, 2014.

Joan Burton felt 'frankly terrified' of 'enraged' crowd, Jobstown false imprisonment trial hears

Former Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton said she “ran for her life” after the car she was traveling in was surrounded by anti-water charge protesters in Dublin on November 15, 2014.

Deputy Burton broke down as she told the trial of Solidarity TD Paul Murphy and six others about the moment she and her advisor were told by an inspector to get out of a garda car and into a waiting jeep in the midst of a large angry crowd of protestors.

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