Uncle’s rape charge withdrawn after jury could not agree on verdict

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The Director of Public Prosecutions withdrew the rape charge against the 55-year-old uncle after the jury could not agree on a verdict. The jury had been unable to reach agreement on that count, which concerned an alleged offence between December 2009 and April 2011.

The withdrawal was reported on July 13, alongside the withdrawal of a separate charge against another uncle. Four other family members were convicted of offences against the woman; their cases are distinct from the uncle’s withdrawn charge.