Marta Herda loses murder appeal over Arklow harbour death

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Marta Herda lost her appeal against a murder conviction in the Court of Appeal, reported on 12 October 2017. She had driven her Volkswagen Passat through crash barriers into Arklow harbour on 26 March 2013, and passenger Csaba Orsos drowned.

Herda had received the mandatory life sentence at the Central Criminal Court on 28 July 2016. The Court of Appeal rejected all grounds of appeal, including arguments concerning recklessness, whether the driving was accidental or deliberate, alleged confessions and the judge’s directions to the jury.