Mayo man pleads guilty to rape in laneway

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A Mayo man pleaded guilty to rape at the Central Criminal Court, as reported on 30 May 2017. The offence occurred in a County Mayo town on 16 May 2015. The court heard that he moved the woman across a laneway to avoid CCTV before attacking her. The woman reported the rape shortly afterwards and had facial bruising, whiplash and a bite mark.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.