Posted on 04/19/2002 7:10:12 AM PDT by aculeus
AN alleged attempted rape victim has denied dousing a hitchhiker with petrol and trying to set him alight because he failed to live up to the image of "the amorous, randy Irishman".
The woman dismissed as "extraordinarily bizarre" a suggestion by defence counsel that she tried to set the man alight because he was "sexually inadequate."
She might have been naive but was "most certainly not a pyromaniac with a voracious sexual appetite", she told the Central Criminal Court jury on the fourth day of the trial.
She "would not, at any stage, consent to the act of sex with that gentleman" and could not agree with counsel's suggestion she was a "more than willing participant" until she became annoyed he "could not give her the pleasure she wanted".
The 40-year-old Co Monaghan defendant pleads not guilty to attempted rape, assault causing harm, robbery of a sum of money and attempted hijacking of the woman's car in Longford on August 13 1999.
The woman agreed with Mr O'Carroll it did not make much sense that instead of escaping as fast as she could when she found the chance she remained on the scene to recover her purse, which she alleges accused stole.
Her mind was not functioning rationally, she said.
Just as she was about to drive off she noticed her purse was missing and thought "he's taken my money as well and is not going to get away with it".
She got out and tackled him. In a scuffle he pushed her to the ground and tried to drive off but couldn't start the car. She went around to the rear and was trying to get in when she noticed the can of petrol.
She splashed him with petrol in the driving seat, lit a business card and threatened to set him alight. That was when he left her and ran away, she told the jury.
The trial is continuing.
Perhaps I should reconsider moving to Ireland? Yipes!
I can't believe that line wasn't taken by the time I got to this thread!
Me, either--but perhaps Jimi's "I just wanna stand by your fire" would have been slightly more appropriate!
I need to check but I'm sure that phrase was in my divorce papers with the addition of "no way, no how, zip and nada."
Owl_Eagle
”Guns Before Butter.”
Yes, that is 'extraordinarily bizarre'. *L* Us Irish girls would never 'try' and 'fail' to set a bloke on fire. *L*
....now where did I leave my lighter? ;-)
Of course, the jury broke into a rousing chorus of "There'll Be A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight."
"The defendant was also distinctly heard to say, "Well, I may be a Red Hot Mamma, But I ain't nobody's Fuel!"
Gotta go now. "Blazing Saddles" re-run
That's why we think Olympia Snow is so-o-o hot. And she's just not another pretty face, like Hillary from NY.
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