Ireland Case No. 23740Rape · Co. Cork · 19 Nov 2022
Man charged with rape of woman found in derelict house in Fermoy
A 39-year-old man was charged with the rape of a 21-year-old woman who was found partially clothed and hypothermic in a derelict house at Castlehyde, Fermoy, Co Cork, on 19 November 2022. He was remanded in custody at a special sitting of Bandon District Court on 4 December 2022.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Charged4 Dec
4 reports - In court
- Verdict
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports75 statements extracted from the articles
- whatThe woman was visiting Fermoy to attend a 21st birthday party on the night of 18 November. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman left the Quays nightclub and became separated from her friends. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman was found at around 8am in the grounds of a derelict house in a rural area. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman was naked from the waist down with scratches and cuts on her arms. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman was hypothermic, conscious but not responsive. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman flagged down cars on MacCurtain Street and got into the back seat of one vehicle. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe accused removed her boots, pants and underwear and had sexual intercourse with her. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman got out of the car and fled, and the accused threw her phone and clothes out of the car. (irishtimes.com)
- whatThe woman was found partially clothed and hypothermic in the grounds of a derelict house in Fermoy, Co Cork. (rte.ie)
- whatA friend received a call from the woman at about 2.30am where she was shouting for assistance, and the call was cut off. (rte.ie)
- whatA friend received a Snapchat message from the woman asking for help. (rte.ie)
- whatThe woman had sustained cuts on her arms suggesting she had run through brambles. (rte.ie)
- whatShe was conscious but not responsive, hypothermic, and unable to give gardaí any account of how she got to the property. (rte.ie)
- whatShe was taken for treatment at Cork University Hospital. (rte.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man told gardaí he picked up the woman and she fell asleep, and that he tried to wake her but was unable to do so. (rte.ie)
- whatA 21-year-old woman was found partially naked and hypothermic in the grounds of a derelict house in Fermoy, Co Cork. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatA friend received a call from the woman at about 2:30am where she was shouting for assistance, but the call was cut off. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman was naked from the waist down except for one sock. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe had sustained cuts on her arms which suggested she had run through brambles. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe was conscious but not responsive and hypothermic. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatCCTV showed the woman was stumbling and intoxicated when she left the nightclub at around 2am on November 19. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatShe began flagging down vehicles on a street in the town and got in the back seat of a car on MacCurtain Street. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man told gardaí he picked up the woman who fell asleep and tried to wake her but was unable to. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe man told gardaí he thought the woman might have been drugged. (irishmirror.ie)
- whatThe woman was found naked from the waist down except for one sock, with cuts on her arms, conscious but not responsive, and hypothermic. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe woman was taken to Cork University Hospital and then examined at the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit at the South Infirmary Hospital. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe woman was in Fermoy to attend a birthday party on the evening of 18 November and left the nightclub at around 2am. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatA friend received a call from the woman at about half two in the morning where she was shouting for assistance, but the call was cut off. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe woman flagged down vehicles and got into the back seat of a car on MacCurtain Street. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe man told gardaí he picked up the woman who fell asleep, tried to wake her but was unable to, and thought she might have been drugged. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe man said he drove into a laneway, went into the back seat with the woman and had sex with her, and that she got out and fled. (corkbeo.ie)
- whatThe man said he threw her clothes, boots and phone to her before driving home. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe Snapchat message was taken in the Castlehyde area of Fermoy, approximately three miles from the town. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe rape took place at Castlehyde in Fermoy. (rte.ie, corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe incident occurred at Castlehyde in Fermoy. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe Snapchat message was determined to have been sent from the Castlehyde area. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereShe went for an examination at the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit at the South Infirmary Hospital. (irishmirror.ie)
- whereThe woman's phone was found concealed behind a tree off the Main Fermoy Ballyhooly Road around 200 metres from where she was found. (corkbeo.ie)
- whereThe woman's clothes were found on the road another 200 metres away. (corkbeo.ie)
- whenThe incident occurred on 19 November 2022. (irishtimes.com, rte.ie)
- whenAt 2.30am, a friend received a call from the woman in which she shouted for help before the call was cut off. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe woman was in Fermoy to attend a social event on the evening of 18 November. (rte.ie)
- whenShe left a nightclub at around 2am. (rte.ie)
- whenFriends raised the alarm and informed gardaí at around 5am. (rte.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- whenGardaí found the young woman in a derelict house at around 8am. (rte.ie)
- whenThe woman was in Fermoy to attend a birthday party on the evening of November 18. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenShe left the nightclub at around 2am. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenGardaí found the young woman in a derelict house at around 8am on November 19. (irishmirror.ie)
- whenThe woman was found in a derelict house at around 8am on 19 November 2022. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationThe woman was treated at Cork University Hospital and examined at the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit at the South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationCCTV showed the woman was intoxicated and stumbling when she left the Quays nightclub at around 2am. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí tracked the car via CCTV driving out towards Castlehyde and later through various towns and villages. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe car was found registered to the accused at an address in Munster. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationA DNA swab from the accused matched evidence taken from the injured party at the South Infirmary Victoria. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationThe woman's clothes were found at the side of the roadway, a further 200 metres away. (irishtimes.com)
- investigationGardaí determined the Snapchat message had been sent from the Castlehyde area. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí collected CCTV footage from around Fermoy. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí established the woman got into the back seat of a car and obtained a partial registration number, make and model. (rte.ie)
- investigationGardaí tracked the car to an address in Munster. (rte.ie)
- investigationA man was arrested for questioning and detained at Fermoy Garda Station. (rte.ie, irishmirror.ie)
- investigationGardaí obtained a partial registration number and the make and model of the car and tracked it via CCTV to an address in Munster. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationForensic Science Ireland established that a swab taken from the man was a DNA match for semen found on a vaginal swab taken from the injured party. (irishmirror.ie)
- investigationCCTV footage showed the woman was stumbling and intoxicated when she left the nightclub at around 2am. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationGardaí obtained a partial registration number and make and model of the car and tracked it via CCTV to an address in Munster. (corkbeo.ie)
- investigationForensic Science Ireland established that a swab taken from the man was a DNA match for semen found on a vaginal swab taken from the woman. (corkbeo.ie)
- chargeThe man was charged with rape under Section 2 of the Criminal Law Rape Act 1981. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe case was heard at a special sitting of the district court at Bandon in west Cork. (rte.ie)
- courtThe man made no reply when the charge was put to him after caution at 3am. (rte.ie)
- courtThe 39-year-old man was charged with rape at a special sitting of Bandon District Court on Saturday 3 December 2022. (corkbeo.ie)
- courtThe man made no reply when the charge was put to him after caution at 3am on Saturday. (corkbeo.ie)
- courtJudge Colm Roberts declined to grant bail and remanded the man in custody to appear at Fermoy District Court on 9 December 2022. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherThe accused had only moved to Ireland two years ago and had returned to his native country six times in that period. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe accused was living at the same address with his wife and children for the past two years. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe man moved to Ireland in recent years and has returned home several times on holidays. (corkbeo.ie)
- otherThe man had been living in the same house with his wife and children for the last two years. (corkbeo.ie)
The reporting
newest first- 4 Dec2022Fermoy rape victim was found hypothermic in derelict house after alarm raised
First report of the charging. Details the circumstances of the discovery, the DNA match, the accused's account, and the bail refusal.
victim, 21, femaleaccused, 39, male, non-irish (judged from name) - 4 Dec2022Man charged with alleged rape of woman at derelict house in Cork
The man was charged and remanded in custody; DNA evidence linked him to the victim. He cannot be named for legal reasons.
victim, 21, femaleaccused, 39, male, non-irish (judged from name) - 4 Dec2022Man charged with rape of woman found in derelict house
The man was charged and remanded in custody at a special sitting of Bandon District Court. He made no reply when the charge was put to him. Gardaí traced the car he was in via CCTV and a partial registration number to an address in Munster.
victim, 21, femaleaccused, 39, male - 4 Dec2022Man (39) charged with rape of woman (21) who was found hypothermic on derelict property in Cork
Court hearing at Bandon District Court where the man was charged and remanded, with detailed background to the case outlined by gardaí including CCTV evidence, DNA match, and the accused's own account.
victim, 21, femaleaccused, 39, male, non-irish (judged from name)