Catherine O’Brien found guilty of deception charges

The jury returned the verdict following a trial relating to the purchase, transport, and insurance of a French mare called Lingreville

Catherine O'Brien at Waterford Circuit Court. Picture: Dan Linehan

Fraudster Catherine O’Brien is in custody after being found guilty of inducing a man she met on a dating site to invest in a horse.

The jury at Waterford Circuit Court unanimously returned a guilty verdict on all three charges just 40 minutes after being sent out to deliberate.