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Jury deliberating in trial of man accused of raping wife with household objects

Summary

The jury has begun deliberating in the trial of a Dublin man accused of repeatedly raping his wife using household objects. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has pleaded not guilty at the Central Criminal Court to 15 counts of raping the woman on unknown dates between January 1, 2005 and September 5, 2014. The charges allege that the accused sexually assaulted the woman by penetrating her vagina with various different objects including a knife, a cheese grater, a bottle, a carrot, a banana, a cucumber, a tulip, a wooden spatula, a decanter stopper, part of a shoe, a bicycle pump, a deodorant bottle and his finger. The charges also include an allegation of anal rape and one of penetration of the woman's anus with his thumb. All 15 offences are contrary to section 4 of the 1990 Rape Amendment Act.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury deliberating in trial of man accused of raping wife with household objects. Charges or matters: 15 counts of raping the woman on unknown dates between January 1, 2005 and September 5, 2014. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• January 1, 2005 Incident
• September 5, 2014 Incident
• 2022-10-27 Publication

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