Teenager accused of raping and threatening to kill his girlfriend found not guilty

Boy put a bunch of flowers and a card in girl's school locker the following day, court heard

Jury at Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork told judge they found the accused not guilty on all five counts on the indictment, namely rape, threat to kill and three counts of sexual assault, all arising out of the same incident. They were both 17 at the time. Picture: Larry Cummins

A teenager accused of raping and threatening to kill his girlfriend during a disputed incident in an on/off relationship put a bunch of flowers and a card in her school locker the following day.

Prosecution senior counsel Tom Creed said the card was in effect an apology for rape and making a death threat. The accused said he was apologising for things going wrong in the relationship and trying to make the complainant feel better.