Clare man who raped his partner with deodorant can jailed

Accused absconded from closing stages of his Central Criminal Court trial in November 2017 and fled to the UK, court heard

The judge said the woman was violently and sexually assaulted in her own home, in 'an attack that was sudden, shocking and unexpected'.

A man who raped his partner with a deodorant can before absconding from his trial and fleeing to the UK has been jailed for four and a half years.

The 33-year-old Clare man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his former partner, was convicted by a jury in his absence after he failed to show up to the closing stages of his Central Criminal Court trial in November 2017.