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Complainant tells jury she has 'clear recollection' of mother and uncle having sex

Date
2025-02-28
Stage
Trial

Summary

In a trial in the West of Ireland, a rape complainant testified that she has a clear recollection of her mother and uncle having sex when she was a child. She said she was 11 years old when the uncle allegedly had sexual intercourse with her, and she also recalled an incident with another man who was a friend of her former partner. The complainant's mother and uncle face a total of 21 counts of sexual assault and rape, alleged to have occurred between 2000 and 2014, mainly at a family home in the west. The uncle pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and one of oral rape; the other man pleaded not guilty to one count of oral rape; the mother pleaded not guilty to 13 counts of sexual assault and one count of rape. The case is before Justice Melanie Greally and a jury.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Complainant tells jury she has 'clear recollection' of mother and uncle having sex. Procedural stage: trial

When:

Case subjects

Unnamed defendant 1

Defendant

Unnamed defendant 2

Defendant

Unnamed defendant 3

Defendant

Topics

Stage Trial Violent Crime

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