Men on trial for raping homeless woman in hotel

The trial has begun of two men accused of raping a homeless woman in a hotel in Dublin city centre in March 2012.

Pauline Walley SC, prosecuting, said the victim was allegedly raped by one of the men in their hotel room while the other watched and refused to help her, saying “shut up, just let him do it”.

The woman said she had accompanied the men to the hotel to help them get a room because they are members of the Travelling community and may have been refused, said Ms Walley.