'We have to break the stigma' - Victim reveals how gardaí discouraged her from reporting rape

A woman who believes that she was drugged and violently raped in a Dublin hotel while travelling to her father’s funeral is speaking out about her ordeal in a bid to dismantle the shame and stigma that silences victims.
'We have to break the stigma' - Victim reveals how gardaí discouraged her from reporting rape

Naomi Woodyatt. Pic: Larry Cummins.
Naomi Woodyatt. Pic: Larry Cummins.

A woman who believes that she was drugged and violently raped in a Dublin hotel while travelling to her father’s funeral is speaking out about her ordeal in a bid to dismantle the shame and stigma that silences victims.

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