In 1976, she witnessed a firefight between the IRA and British police patrols near her house. During the crossfire, a fleeing IRA driver was shot, and his car went out of control, hitting a mother and her three young children who were taking a stroll as the sun set.
1976 年間，她在家附近目睹了愛爾蘭共和軍和巡邏的英國警察交火，雙方交火之際，正要開車逃離的愛爾蘭共和軍駕駛中槍，失控的車子竟撞上正在夕陽中散步的一名母親和她 3 名年幼的子女。