Marta Herda loses murder conviction appeal

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Marta Herda’s murder conviction appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal, reported on 12 October 2017. Her original conviction arose from the death of Csaba Orsos after a car entered the water at South Quay, Arklow, on 26 March 2013.

Herda had been convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury and received the mandatory life sentence. The three-judge appeal court rejected her grounds, which included arguments about recklessness, whether the incident was accidental or deliberate, alleged confessions and the jury directions.