In the interviews which followed Ms. Soós was asked by the police to act as an interpreter in the absence of anyone else present who could speak both English and Hungarian.
Tobin was subsequently charged with negligent driving causing serious bodily harm and in accordance with Hungarian law chose not to attend court but was represented throughout the criminal proceedings by his lawyers.
On 30 October 2000 Tobin returned to Ireland permanently, his period of secondment to Irish Life Hungary having come to an end.
Statements made by Tobin after his arrest were ruled to be inadmissible on the basis that they had been translated by his lawyer's daughter.
[7] The Irish authorities also refused the Hungarian request to make Tobin serve his time in an Irish prison, an option within the EAW framework decision but never implemented in Ireland Hungary, on the other hand, strongly disagreed with this interpretation of the EAW law and the word "flee".
Hungary also explored other legal options, including turning to various EU fora, to enforce its court's decision.
[11] On 14 January 2014 Tobin voluntarily returned to Hungary to begin his prison sentence in a Hungarian jail.
As a part of an agreement with the Hungarian Minister of Justice, Tibor Navracsics,[12][13] on 17 January Tobin flew back to Ireland to serve the remainder of his time there.
[14] On 5 February 2014 Mr Tobin sent a letter to the family of the deceased children in which he expressed his regret and apologized.