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Accused was to receive 30 per cent of Bernadette Forde's estate

Gail O'Rorke's assisted suicide trial has heard she was to receive around 30 per cent of the late Be...
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Accused was to receive 30 per cent of Bernadette Forde's estate

TodayFM
TodayFM

2:26 PM - 22 Apr 2015



Gail O'Rorke's assisted suicide trial has heard she was to receive around 30 per cent of the late Bernadette Forde's estate.

The taxi driver from Kilclare Gardens, Tallaght denies helping the 51 year old MS sufferer to end her life in June, 2011.

Solicitor Maurice O'Callaghan prepared Bernadette Forde's will which left 70 per cent of her residual estate to her niece Catriona and the rest to the accused Gail O'Rorke.

He said the acid test for the 51 year old multiple sclerosis sufferer was - who had made her life better - and for her, Gail had been a fantastic friend and carer who had done unenviable tasks for her.

The jury heard Bernadette felt she'd no future and that it was Gail who was going to hold her hand when she travelled to the Dignitas euthanasia clinic in Switzerland.

Mr O'Callaghan said he was satisfied she was of sound mind making this will.

In June 2011 Bernadette Forde took a lethal overdose of the drug pentobarbital which had been ordered online from Mexico.



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