Ireland Case No. 6966Rape · Co. Cork · 1 Mar 2022
Man convicted of raping woman after breaking into her Cork home
Kamal Kumar Nepali, a 24-year-old man, broke into the home of a 22-year-old woman in Cork in the middle of the night, and the rape took place at a house near University College Cork (UCC) on March 1st, 2022. A jury at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork convicted him of eight charges, including rape, after a 10-day trial. He was also convicted of trespassing at the woman's house with intent to commit rape and of entering four other properties near UCC as a trespasser on the same night. He was remanded in custody for sentence on January 22nd, 2024, and a victim impact statement and probation report are being prepared.
- Reportednot reported
- Arrestednot reported
- Chargednot reported
- In courtnot reported
- Convicted7 Dec
- Sentenced
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Key facts
consolidated from all reports- What happened
- A 24-year-old man, Kamal Kumar Nepali, was convicted by a jury of raping a 22-year-old woman.
- Where
- The man broke into the woman's home in the middle of the night.
- The rape took place at a house near University College Cork (UCC).
- When
- The rape happened on March 1st, 2022.
- Charges
- Nepali was convicted of eight charges in total, including rape under Section 2 of the Criminal Law (Rape) Act 1981.
- Nepali was convicted of trespassing at the woman's house with intent to commit rape, assault causing harm, and sexual assault.
- Nepali was convicted of entering four other properties near UCC as a trespasser with intent to commit an arrestable offence, all on the same night during Rag Week.
- In court
- The trial lasted 10 days at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork, with a Hindi interpreter assisting Nepali.
- The jury of six men and five women returned unanimous guilty verdicts after six hours and 39 minutes of deliberation.
- Sentence
- Nepali was remanded in custody for sentence on January 22nd, 2024.
- A victim impact statement and a probation report are being prepared for sentencing.
- Other details
- Nepali had no previous convictions.
- Nepali, of Beech Park, Ballincollig, Cork, was born in Nepal.
- The victim was a 22-year-old woman.
13 statements extracted from the articles
- whereThe man broke into the woman's home in the middle of the night. (irishtimes.com)
- whereThe rape took place at a house near University College Cork. (irishtimes.com)
- whenThe rape happened on March 1st, 2022. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeNepali was convicted of eight charges, including raping the woman. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeNepali was convicted of trespassing at the woman's house with intent to commit rape. (irishtimes.com)
- chargeNepali was convicted of entering four other properties near UCC as a trespasser. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe trial lasted 10 days at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork. (irishtimes.com)
- courtA Hindi interpreter assisted Nepali during the trial. (irishtimes.com)
- courtThe jury returned unanimous guilty verdicts after six hours and 39 minutes of deliberations. (irishtimes.com)
- sentenceNepali was remanded in custody for sentence on January 22nd, 2024. (irishtimes.com)
- otherThe victim was a 22-year-old woman. (irishtimes.com)
- otherNepali had no previous convictions. (irishtimes.com)
- otherA victim impact statement and a probation report are being prepared for sentencing. (irishtimes.com)
The reporting
newest first- 7 Dec2023‘Sexual predator’ found guilty of raping woman after breaking into her Cork home at night
Reports the jury verdicts on eight charges, including rape, and the remand in custody for sentence.
convicted, Kamal Kumar Nepali, 24, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Kamal Kumar Nepalivictim, 22, female