Voice notes of accused heard in Scarlett Faulkner murder trial

The Central Criminal Court heard voice‑notes from one of the two accused in the Scarlett Faulkner murder trial on Wednesday, 11 November.

In the recordings, a 17‑year‑old girl – unnamed because she is a minor – describes Ms Faulkner as “in hospital, she has breathing tubes on her, she can’t breathe, she’s broke up … I battered her, I gave her some beating.” The note was made hours after the fatal incident in County Tipperary on 21 March.

A second note from the teenager says, “They didn’t get (a named man) but they are going to get him because he needs a beating.” The prosecution says the motive was Ms Faulkner’s relationship with the older accused’s former partner and that both defendants were part of a “joint enterprise to kill or cause serious harm”.

Charges and evidence

The younger accused has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. The 41‑year‑old woman who sent the voice‑note has pleaded not guilty to murder, to burglary and trespass offences in Tipperary on 20 March, and to burglary and assault causing harm in Limerick on 21 March.

Garda Jennifer Skelly of Nenagh Garda Station presented a preliminary device report on seized mobile phones belonging to the accused and family members. The court also saw video of the older accused damaging a caravan with an axe on 20 March, and heard text messages exchanged after the Birdhill incident.

Over 1,480 calls were logged in the Garda report. The trial, overseen by Mr Justice Kerida Naidoo and a jury, is expected to continue until the end of November.

Source: Limerick Post. Photo: cottonbro studio / Pexels.