Supreme Court turns down rape victim's application

The Supreme court has turned down an application by a former resident of an industrial School who during the 1960's was raped by her step-grandfather for leave to legally challenge the decision not to award her redress for the attacks.

The decision not to make an award to the woman, who had received redress for the abuse she suffered while resident at Goldenbridge Industrial school, for the physical and psychological injuries she claims she suffered as a result the rapes that occurred when she spent weekends at her grandmother's home was made by Residential Institutions Redress Review Committee.