Mr Justice McGrath said he had to take into account that Arnold was under McHugh's "dominion", was the subject of abuse and was fearful of him.

The Central Criminal Court jury on Tuesday agreed with the prosecution's case that 42-year-old Deirdre Arnold was not an "innocent abroad" and had "decided at every turn" to assist her then-partner McHugh.

Deirdre Arnold (42) is accused of driving murderer Brian McHugh to Lisa Thompson's home on May 9th, 2022

It is the prosecution case that the accused, Deirdre Arnold (42), drove murderer Brian McHugh to Lisa Thompson's home at Sandyhill Gardens in Ballymun, where she waited outside before driving him away from the scene and later checking him into a hotel in an effort to help him evade prosecution.

It is the prosecution case that Deirdre Arnold (42) drove murderer Brian McHugh to Ms Thompson's home at Sandyhill Gardens in Ballymun

Deirdre Arnold, with an address at Briarfield Grove, Kilbarrack, Dublin 5, is accused of being the getaway driver for the murderer of Lisa Thompson

Mother-of-two Lisa Thompson (52) was found dead at her home in Sandyhill Gardens in Ballymun on May 10th, 2022