Mother left paralysed after shooting tells accused she will 'never ever' accept his apology

Image: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland Image: Sasko Lazarov/Photocall Ireland A MOTHER-OF-ONE WHO was left paralysed after being shot in her home by her neighbour has told the man who provided the gun that she will “never ever” accept his apology as he had no regard for her life or her eight-year-old daughter’s life that day.

“We will proceed on the basis of proper decorum and I don’t want any more interruptions,” he insisted. Last April, Dean McCarthy was jailed for 15 years after he pleaded guilty to Ms Connolly’s attempted murder on 6 March, 2021.He told prosecution counsel, Anne Marie Lawlor SC, that Byrne had provided the gun to his proximate neighbour McCarthy, who had contacted him in advance of the attack.The detective said that Ms Connolly had provided a statement to gardai outlining that she knew McCarthy and Byrne since childhood.

Immediately after this at 12.55pm McCarthy who was with Byrne “kicked in” the door of Ms Connolly’s flat and entered. She said she was not sure if Byrne had handed the gun to McCarthy or if McCarthy already had possession of it.The next gunshot, which rendered her paralysed, made contact with the victim in a downward trajectory.

Before reading her victim impact statement, Ms Connolly showed Byrne a picture of herself and her daughter whilst in ICU. Referring to her now nine-year-old daughter, Ms Connolly said they have been separated from each other since this incident and that she has had to relinquish her parental role which is extremely hard as they are so close.

Under cross-examination, Detective Reynolds agreed with defence counsel Michael O’Higgins SC, that there had been some friction between the Connolly and McCarthy households but his client had no part in the dispute.

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