Irishwoman on trial for raping woman in Brisbane

A JURY has retired to determine whether a woman was raped by an Irish- woman at popular Brisbane nightspot last year.

Brisbane District Court has heard Irish national Anne-Marie O’Loughlin is accused of attacking a 34-year-old woman in the female toilets of the Caxton Hotel in the early hours of November 29 last year.

O’Loughlin, 25, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, one count each of deprivation of liberty and sexual assault.