Paula Farrell, with an address at Rathmullen Park, Drogheda, Co Louth denies murdering Wayne McQuillan at her home on January 1st 2014.
In closing statements, prosecutors painted a picture to the jury of a woman “full of anger” who had a history of lashing out at people and was usually the one to start the row.
During the trial, Paula Farrell recounted the harrowing sexual abuse she had suffered as a child and alleged the night that she killed Wayne McQuillan he had sexually assaulted her.
Prosecution counsel contented that the abuse outlined by the 42 year old had nothing to do with the killing of Wanye McQuillan and urged jurors to remove any sympathy and emotion from their deliberations.
Her allegation that her then boyfriend had sexually attacked her was “a lie” the prosecution said, high lighting that it had taken Ms Farrell 16 months to tell anyone about the incident, despite seeing several health experts and female Gardai.
Not only did she fail to tell Gardai, but denied anything sexual had happened before she stabbed Wayne McQuillan four times, the prosecution said – she described him as a “lovely person” in interviews after the alleged attack.
It was murder, “fuelled by drink” he concluded.
