Postmistress who was victim of tiger kidnapping settles court action against An Post

A postmistress who was the victim of a tiger kidnapping, tied up and told she would be shot has settled her action against An Post in the High Court.

Susan Lawlor from Malahide, who was the postmistress at Bayside Post Office in Dublin, was along with her daughter and an Italian student abducted from her home at gunpoint and driven around by her captors until the €80,000 contents of the post office safe were stolen in September 2014.

Ms Lawlor’s counsel Richard Kean SC, instructed by solicitor Daniel O’Connell, told the court on Tuesday that in all there were four sets of civil proceedings as a result of the events. Ms Lawlor’s two daughters and the Italian exchange student in the house at the time had also sued.

Elaine Morgan SC, counsel for An Post, told the court the four actions against An Post had been settled and could be struck out.

The settlements came after mediation talks spanning a number of days. The terms of the settlements are confidential.

Ms Justice Reynolds…

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