Alannah Sheridan praised after murder-trial testimony

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Alannah Sheridan was praised by Ms Justice Tara Burns at the Central Criminal Court on 28 June 2019 after giving evidence in a murder trial. She had stopped to help a dying man in Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, on New Year’s Eve.

Ms Sheridan, a takeaway worker with First Aid training, applied pressure to the man’s chest wound using her scarf while waiting for emergency services. The judge commended her assistance and said more people should be trained in First Aid.