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Hillwalker denies giving different version of fall
Summary
Ms Teresa Wall, aged 60, denied giving a different account of her fall on a boardwalk on the Wicklow Way. She told High Court Justice Michael White that she fell when her foot snagged in a hole in a railway sleeper near the JB Malone memorial on the Sally Gap to Djouce trail. She rejected claims that she had told an NPWS official she had tripped on chicken wire. The incident occurred at about 4 pm on 6 August 2013 while she and her husband were descending the mountain. Ms Wall had previously testified in the NPWS's appeal against a Circuit Court finding that the NPWS was negligent and owed her €40 000 in damages. She confirmed phone calls with NPWS employees on 14 August, but denied telling the District Conservation Officer that the fall was due to chicken wire or that she could not holiday in Slovakia.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Hillwalker denies giving different version of fall. Procedural stage: trial
When:
- August 6th 2013 Incident
- August 14th Incident
- August 14 Other
- 2016-11-24 Publication
Why: She told counsel she did that because she "wanted to know where she stood. CNI source report
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