'I'm keeping my head held high': Cork student on rebuilding her life after sexual assault

Rachel McElroy said the attacks left her feeling empty, disgusted and lacking in confidence.

Rachel McElroy was out with friends enjoying her first college night out when her whole life was turned upside down. Picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Cork Courts Limited

A Cork student has spoken of the relief she felt when her attacker was jailed for six years.

Bagrat Kudzievi sexually assaulted then-18 year old Rachel McElroy outside a nightclub on a busy street in Cork city two years ago.