Gemma O'Doherty denies breach of court order secured by mother of teen who died by suicide

Gemma O'Doherty accepts that she is the person in charge of the '@irishlightpaper' Twitter account alleged to have breached a court order not to harass the mother
Gemma O'Doherty denies any wrongdoing, and said she intends to fully contest all the allegations against her. File picture: Julien Behal/PA

Gemma O'Doherty denies any wrongdoing, and said she intends to fully contest all the allegations against her. File picture: Julien Behal/PA

Lawyers for Gemma O'Doherty have told the High Court she is the controller of one of three Twitter accounts alleged to have breached a court order not to harass the mother of a young man who died by suicide.

At the High Court on Tuesday, Edel Campbell, who is suing Ms O'Doherty over the use of her son's image on a publication run by the defendant, secured orders directing Twitter to disclose the identities and contact details of the operators, controllers and owners of the other two accounts also alleged to have breached the injunction.

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