Man jailed for five years for rape of Irish student in Spain

Police found a cannabis farm inside his home after going to arrest him following a complaint from his victim. Picture: AP Photo/Manu Mielniezuk

A man has been jailed for five years after being convicted of raping an Irish student on Spain’s Costa Blanca.

The 33-year-old went on trial last month for forcing himself on the woman, who was in Alicante on an Erasmus study programme.