Man who raped sleeping woman in Cork home appeals conviction and sentence

Accused was sentenced to nine years in prison after being found guilty of one count of rape, one count of burglary, one count of assault causing harm, one count of sexual assault and four counts of trespass
Man who raped sleeping woman in Cork home appeals conviction and sentence

In passing sentence, the judge said the assault occurred in the victim's own bedroom 'in the dead of night' and that the victim was 'particularly vulnerable'.

A man convicted of raping a woman while she slept in her home has appealed his conviction and sentence.

Kamal Kumar Nepali, 24, of Beech Park, Ballincollig, Co Cork, was sentenced to nine years in prison on March 11 after being found guilty of one count of rape, one count of burglary, one count of assault causing harm, one count of sexual assault and four counts of trespass in Cork on March 1, 2022. 

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