People walked by as woman was raped

SEVERAL people walked within feet of where a woman was being brutally raped and ignored her shouts for help.

The victim, an Australian tourist, also claimed that one passer by temporarily interrupted the attack and then walked off leaving her helpless.

The woman, in her 20s, was beaten and raped by a man who had earlier befriended her in a pub in Cork City. The attack is believed to have lasted up to 30 minutes during which time the victim received multiple bruises.