Anna Ilnicka's nightmare worsened by justice system's lack of compassion

The brutal assault Anna Ilnicka suffered has had a shattering effect on her life.

Now, information has come to light which shows how she was treated by the criminal justice system in the wake of that nightmarish experience.

As first reported in the Irish Examiner on January 26, Anna Ilnicka is a Polish national who came to this country in 2005. She settled in Galway in an attempt to start afresh after a divorce in her homeland. In April 2006, she travelled to another west of Ireland town after being invited to take up a job in a garden centre.