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AN EAST Clare woman who was a passenger in a stolen car was “in the wrong place at the wrong time,’ a court has heard.
Carmel O’Donnell (23), of Curra- kyle, Caher, was charged arising out of an incident on February 28 last.
Inspector John Galvin told Ennis District Court that a car was spotted driving through Ennis with no reg- istration plates.
He said it was travelling at high speed and it turned out that the car
had been stolen. “The accused was a passenger in the car,” he said.
Defending solicitor John Casey said his client was collected at her home and was driven in to Ennis. He said that after a chase began, the accused begged with the others to stop and said she co-operated fully elses NuOr ne
“She has distanced herself entirely from the other three involved. At the time she was hanging around with people who wouldn’t have led her down a correct path.
“She knows nothing about the situ-
ation of the other three parties in- volved. A criminal conviction will pose difficulties for her,” he said.
Inspector Galvin agreed that the accused was very co-operative and said she has no previous convic- tions.
He said it appeared she was “in the wrong place at the wrong time and took the wrong option.”
Judge Joseph Mangan ordered the defendant to pay €100 to the court poor box and dismissed the charge under the Probation of Offenders Xam