Michael Scott (58) has pleaded not guilty and argues he ran over Chrissie Treacy with a farm machine by accident
The judge further told the jury that there is a “prospect of a disagreement but we are not there yet”.She said that if there is a need, she will instruct them in relation to a disagreement at a later stage. She said there is no rush and asked the jury to take their time and let the court know if they need anything.
Mr Scott , of Gortanumera, Portumna, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Christina ‘Chrissie’ Treacy outside her home in Derryhiney, Portumna on April 27th, 2018. Ms Justice Biggs previously told the jury that there is no doubt that Mr Scott had caused his aunt’s death, but for a guilty of murder verdict the jury must be satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that at the time he ran over her, or the “nanosecond before that”, he intended to kill or cause serious injury to Ms Treacy.
If the prosecution has failed to prove murder or manslaughter to the required standard, Ms Justice Biggs said the jury must acquit.The trial heard that Mr Scott told gardaí he was reversing the teleporter across the yard outside Ms Treacy’s home when he felt a “thump” and thought he might have struck a trailer. He said he rolled the machine forward to level ground and when he got out of the cabin he found Ms Treacy lying on the ground.
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