Man convicted of pushing a stranger to her death off a pier in Scotland 'for a bit of fun'
Jacob Foster has been convicted of the culpable homicide of Charmaine O'Donnell.A man has been convicted of pushing a stranger to her death off a pier in Scotland "for a bit of fun".Jacob Foster, 29, has been found guilty of culpable homicide in connection with the death of Charmaine O'Donnell, 25, at Helensburgh Pier, in Argyll and Bute, last April.
His culpable homicide conviction on Wednesday came after his lawyers lodged a plea of diminished responsibility.the Mirror reported. "He said that he had a few cans that day. I said to him the best thing was to stay calm and not say anything, but he said these things again and again."Charmaine was killed in the tragic incident.Ms O'Donnell, a charity worker from Glasgow, had been on a visit to the pier with a friend on April 23, 2021, when Foster came up to them while they chatted to a group of other men.
Ms McTaggart said: "I was screaming at [Mr Foster] to help her. He just kept saying: 'What have I done? I have taken it too far this time. I am going away for a long time'."A man standing nearby told the court that Ms O'Donnell had been standing with her back to Mr Foster when he pushed her in.
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