Egita Jaunmaize trial jury considers impeding prosecution charge

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Egita Jaunmaize’s trial for impeding prosecution was before the Central Criminal Court, with the jury considering its verdict as reported on 14 February 2018. She is accused of staging housemate Antra Ozolina’s suicide in Cavan to hinder the prosecution of a man she knew or believed had murdered her.

The judge directed jurors to consider whether Jaunmaize acted under duress or had a reasonable excuse. She denies the charge, while the prosecution and defence presented competing accounts of her relationship with the man and her state of mind.