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Jury fail to reach verdict in trial of husband accused of raping wife

Summary

The Central Criminal Court heard a trial of a 44‑year‑old Dublin man accused of raping his wife on Christmas Day 2003. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, one of oral rape and one of anal rape. The jury, consisting of eight women and four men, failed to reach a verdict after more than four hours of deliberation and was discharged by Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy. During the trial the accused testified that he and his wife had been drinking, had consensual sex that night and that he had not had anal sex. He claimed that his wife later accused him of rape the next morning. The prosecution, led by John O'Kelly SC, argued that the accused had raped his wife and had told her "I've been waiting to do this for a long time" before anally raping her. The case ended with the jury unable to agree on a decision.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Jury fail to reach verdict in trial of husband accused of raping wife. Charges or matters: two counts of rape, one count of oral rape and one count of anal rape of his then-wife on December 25, 2003. Procedural stage: trial

When:

• December 25, 2003 Hearing Or Sentence
• Christmas Day Incident
• Christmas night Incident
• Christmas Day 2003 Incident
• 2017-07-13 Publication

Case subjects

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Topics

Sexual Offences Stage Trial

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