B.S. loses High Court bid to halt rape trial

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B.S.’s application to stop a rape prosecution was refused by the High Court in a judgment delivered on 7 October 2016.

The case concerns an allegation that B.S. raped a child repeatedly in an isolated field between January and May 1970.

B.S. denied the allegation and argued that the deaths of relevant witnesses created a serious risk of an unfair trial.

Mr Justice McDermott found that the applicant had not established the necessary prejudice, leaving the prosecution able to proceed before the Central Criminal Court.