Man on trial for raping his wife with household objects found not guilty on four charges

Jury returned four not guilty verdicts on Friday after nearly eight hours of deliberating. They were unable to reach a verdict on the remaining 11 counts

The 48-year-old man had pleaded not guilty to 15 counts of raping his wife on unknown dates between January 1, 2005 and September 5, 2014.

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A Dublin man who was on trial accused of raping his wife with various household objects while she was passed out has been found not guilty of four charges against him.