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Couple who pretended to be strangers in staged car crash appeared in each other's Facebook profile pics
Summary
David Ward (30) and Volkswagen Passat Lynsey Ivory (27), both of The Beeches, Clonshaugh, Priorswood, Dublin, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to attempting to dishonestly by deception cause a loss to FBD Insurance on dates between July 22, 2013 and January 1, 2014. Both admitted to the charges and pleaded guilty. The case is at the sentence stage. Ward and Ivory were involved in a staged car crash where they pretended to be strangers. They were discovered when an FBD Insurance claims handler noted their appearance in each other's Facebook profile pictures. Both submitted personal injury claims to FBD Insurance, denying knowledge of each other during the investigation. Garda Neill Plunkett stated that inconsistencies in their accounts and the lack of airbag deployment raised suspicions. Ward has seven previous convictions for offences including criminal damage and theft, while Ivory has no convictions. The couple have two children and have since married. The matter will be sentenced tomorrow.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Couple who pretended to be strangers in staged car crash appeared in each other's Facebook profile pics. Charges or matters: attempting to dishonestly by deception cause a loss to FBD Insurance on dates between July 22, 2013 and January 1, 2014. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- July 22, 2013 Incident
- January 1, 2014 Incident
- February 2014 Incident
- April 2014 Incident
- 2015-11-25 Publication
Why: Ward was arrested in April 2014 and also accepted that he had lied in order to make a personal injury claim. CNI source report
Case subjects
Defendant
Charges: attempting to dishonestly by deception cause a loss to FBD Insurance on dates between July 22, 2013 and January 1, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Defendant
Charges: attempting to dishonestly by deception cause a loss to FBD Insurance on dates between July 22, 2013 and January 1, 2014 (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
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