Cork woman on trial for deception feared for her and her children’s lives after harassment

Catherine O’Brien told the court she left Dungarvan after men shouted through her letterbox and rattled her side gate before sending her a WhatsApp video message ‘demanding’ thousands

The 47-year-old Buttevant native left the Waterford town after the incident in September 2019, during which, she said, men had been shouting through her letterbox and rattling her side gate before sending her a WhatsApp video message ‘demanding’ thousands of euro.

Cork woman Catherine O’Brien has told her trial for deception charges of her fears for both her and her children’s lives after harassment at her Dungarvan home.

The 47-year-old Buttevant native left the Waterford town after the incident in September 2019, during which, she said, men had been shouting through her letterbox and rattling her side gate before sending her a WhatsApp video message ‘demanding’ thousands of euro.