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Witness tells gang rape trial she didn't think friend was 'in a bad state' on night
Summary
In a Central Criminal Court trial, a friend of a 17‑year‑old girl alleged to have been raped by four men testified that she did not think the girl was in a bad state when they separated. The friend said she and the girl, along with two other women, had gone to a bar at about 10 pm on Stephen's Day 2016, then to a nightclub around 12 am, and that the girl left the club around 2 am when her father arrived. She reported that the girl's phone fell into a toilet but she could not recall any problem with it afterwards. The friend also described a later phone call from the girl, which she could not answer, and a text from another number saying the girl had taken a shared taxi. The friend concluded that if the girl had been drunk she would not have left alone.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Witness tells gang rape trial she didn't think friend was 'in a bad state' on night. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 27, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2022-03-02 Publication
Why: A friend of a teenage girl alleged to have been raped by four men "one after another" has told a trial she did not believe her friend was in "a bad state" when they separated because otherwise she would not have left her by herself. CNI source report
Case subjects
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Places mentioned
- Central Criminal Court
- Croke Park
Topics
Pubs And Nightclubs Sexual Offences Stage Sentence Taxi Trouble
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