Rape trial under way despite death of woman

Liam Heylin A 42-year-old man went on trial today on charges of raping a 30-year-old woman even though she died a year after the alleged offences.

A 42-year-old man went on trial today on charges of raping a 30-year-old woman even though she died a year after the alleged offences.

Alice Fawsett, prosecution senior counsel, said in her opening of the case at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork that the alleged victim died last year but previously gave information to the gardaí.