Rape survivor reveals ordeal to encourage others to ‘be kind’

A woman has spoken about how she was tied up and repeatedly raped by a masked machete-wielding man while she was working as a holiday representative in Portugal.

Hazel Behan’s ordeal happened two weeks before her 21st birthday in 2004 but she told RTÉ broadcaster Ryan Tubridy yesterday she was not afraid to speak about it.

“Why let him win again? I am not going to give him the rest of my life,” she said.