Judge to sentence man convicted of raping woman with Down Syndrome

A man will be sentenced today for raping a woman with Down Syndrome after luring her back to his flat in Dublin during the summer of 2013.

Faisal Ellahi, who is from Haripur in Pakistan, was found guilty following a five-week trial that ended just before Christmas.

During his victim’s evidence, which was recorded and played for the jury, she said she was stopped on the street after becoming separated from her mother.

At a previous hearing, Mr Justice Tony Hunt said he would only consider suspending some of his sentence if he agreed to leave Ireland when he is released.