Poet falsely claimed she had passengers after crashing car into ditch

Winifred Ward ‘felt threatened’ into taking part in insurance scam, court hears

Winifred Ward

Eavan Murray

A poet falsely claimed she was carrying three passengers when she crashed her car into a ditch.

Winifred Ward (35), of Citygate Apartments, Connolly Street, Sligo, pleaded guilty to attempting to ­defraud Axa Insurance by making a gain for herself and a loss for the insurance company.