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Jacob Foster, 29, shoved charity worker Charmaine O Donnell off Helensburgh Pier in Argyll and Bute on April 23 last year. Charmaine, 25, suffered severe neck injuries and drowned. ....
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They d all been having a laugh on the pier, and then there was a commotion. she said people were speaking loudly and that she saw someone flying through the air over the barrier, into the water. she said when she looked over the edge, it was charmaine. another witness told the court that he d seenjacob foster push charmaine with both hands into the water. ms mctaggart said she was screaming at foster to help. she said he just kept saying, what have i done? i took it too far this time. i m going away for a long time. a police rib was deployed and teenagers on the pier tried to help, but charmaine died from severe neck injuries and drowning. jacob foster on the right accepted that he had caused charmaine to fall into the water but had told a police officer that he just pushed her, it was just a bit of fun. the court heard foster has a learning disability and had lodged a special defence of diminished accountability. foster s lawyer said he had misunderstood an alleged remark charm ....