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Witnesses tells gang rape trial that friend was 'distraught' and clothes were torn

Summary

During a trial at the Central Criminal Court, a friend of a woman who claims she was raped by five men in a car in the midlands gave evidence. The witness described the woman as distraught, crying, and traumatised when she returned to her friends on the early hours of 27 December 2016. She was said to have been in shock, with her skirt torn and her clothes not fully on. The friend reported that she repeatedly said there were six men and that she could do nothing. The witness also recounted that the woman had not been drunk and that she was reluctant to go to the Garda station initially, but was eventually taken to the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit in Mullingar. The trial continues before a jury. The unnamed woman pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Witnesses tells gang rape trial that friend was 'distraught' and clothes were torn. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

• December 27, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• 2022-03-08 Publication

Why: Several also gave evidence that the woman was initially reluctant to go to gardai, despite her friends' urgings, because she did not want to upset her parents. CNI source report

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Stage Sentence Violent Crime

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Read the original CNI report