Jimmy Guerin alertou que abrir um processo contra Gemma O'Doherty encurtaria sua vida, segundo o tribunal. Jimmy Guerin warned that pursuing a case against Gemma O'Doherty would shorten his life, court hears.

Jimmy Guerin, irmão da jornalista assassinada Veronica Guerin, foi ameaçado de vida se continuasse o seu caso de difamação contra Gemma O'Doherty. Jimmy Guerin, brother of murdered journalist Veronica Guerin, was threatened with his life if he continued his defamation case against Gemma O'Doherty. O Tribunal Superior ouviu que o homem que fez a ameaça esteve em tribunal com outras pessoas envolvidas no caso. The High Court heard that the man who made the threat had been in court with others involved in the case. Também foram relatadas uma tentativa de arrombamento na casa de Guerin e a entrega de um exemplar do jornal "Irish Light" na casa de O'Doherty. An attempted break-in at Guerin's home and a delivery of a copy of the "Irish Light" newspaper to O'Doherty's home were also reported.