A DONEGAL nurse has told of how she was left living in “a state of fear” and “feeling suicidal” following a sustained campaign of harassment over a 12-month period by her neighbour.
Rebecca McCollum said she “still looks over her shoulder” and continues to attend counselling following the harrowing series of incidents perpetrated by Francis Lynn, which began shortly after she moved into her home in Letterkenny.
Mrs McCollum delivered a powerful victim impact statement at Letterkenny District Court on Monday of how the actions of Lynn have not only affected her but her wider family.
She told of how having been a nurse in Letterkenny University Hospital during the Covid-19 pandemic, she had to make the decision to leave due to the impact of the harassment by Lynn. She now works elsewhere in the HSE.
Lynn (41), who is currently in custody in Castlerea Prison, is charged that on dates unknown between September 10, 2019 and August 28, 2020, he harassed Rebecca Boggs.
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