Court battle ends for Ruth Morrissey: "I am not frightened to die, but I don’t want to"

Ruth Morrissey, who was today awarded a total of €2.1m by the High Court in her landmark action, never craved the limelight, she had everything she could wish for at home.

She and her husband Paul had a simple and enviable life. They met when she was 19 years of age and she was 17 years old and got married 11 years ago.