Woman is not guilty of death through careless driving

Catherine Morrison

BBC News Ni

BBC Two women leave a black turntable -style gate. The woman on the left wears a white blouse and naval pants. She has a brown bag on her left shoulder and has gray hair on her shoulders and an edge. The other woman stands on side and has gray short hair and is all in black. Your face is hidden. She has a black backpack on. — Anne Broughton (left) and leaves the Antrim Crown court after not guilty of causing David Tweed's death by careless driving

A woman has not guilty of causing death by careless driving from the former city council and Ireland -Rugby player David Tweed.

The 61-year-old died in October 2021, when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a car in the WhitePark Road area in Ballycastle, County Antrim.

Anne Broughton, 71, from the WhitePark Road, Ballycastle, denies a single indictment that he caused death by careless driving.

Ms. Broughton only spoke to confirm her identity and enter into a non -guilty plea during the hearing at the Antrim Crown Court.

Some members of the Mr. Tweed family were in the courtroom.

A defense lawyer informed the court that he had ordered an engineering report into the crash.

Mr. Tweed was the city council of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), but left the party in 2007 because of its decision to share power with meaning.

He later joined the traditional trade union voice (TUV).

In 2012, he was convicted of sexual abuse suspicions for children, which in 2016 was lifted due to the way the jury was in his first legal proceedings after serving a prison sentence for four years.

The lawyers of Mr. Tweed put up with the conviction based on defects, how bad the evidence was provided in front of the jury.

David Tweed was charged with child abuse, which were later lifted after serving a prison sentence for eight years for four years

Pacemaker David Tweed goes into the camera. He has short white hair and mustache. He wears a gray blazer, a purple pin with a striped shirt and a tie parked. He carries a bag over his shoulder. — David Tweed was charged with child abuse, which were later lifted after serving a prison sentence for eight years for four years

According to his conviction, it was excluded from the orange order and suspended it and then replaced by the TUV.

Ms. Broughton was released for continuous deposit.

A negotiation date was set at the Antrim Crown Court for December 8th.

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