Woman denies making rape allegation in response to being "mocked"

A trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard evidence concerning an alleged rape in a Donegal town alleyway in July 2012. The accused has pleaded not guilty to the charge. The complainant, then eighteen years old, attended hospital that night with severe bleeding. During cross-examination, the defence counsel suggested the woman had fabricated the allegation in response to being questioned about a blood stain on…