Garda allegedly did not follow up on complaints

A Dublin garda is being investigated for not following up on complaints made by a woman who was allegedly raped, assaulted, and threatened by her husband, a court has heard.

The alleged victim has told a Central Criminal Court jury that her husband raped her in May 2014 after refusing to accept their marriage was over. He previously told her “I can rape you if I want” and threatened to cut her face open with a knife, the woman alleged.

The court also heard allegations that on June 8 and 9, 2014, the man threatened and harassed the woman and crashed into the back of her car causing her to make a complaint to gardaí.