Pregnant woman who spat at Cork bus driver for not stopping gets suspended sentence

Woman denies verbally abusing Bus Éireann driver

The Bus Éireann driver said the stop bell was pressed too late but he stopped at the next opportunity.

A pregnant woman convicted of spitting at a bus driver and verbally abusing him for not stopping at a stop where she wanted to get off, completely denied the charges.

Elizabeth Butler testified at Cork District Court: “I did press the bell a bit late — I should have pressed it further back.”