A woman who was raped by her uncle attempted to report the abuse to gardaí on two occasions but was rebuffed, the Central Criminal Court has heard. The court was told the victim wished to waive her anonymity to allow for her abuser, who was 13 years her senior, to be named. At a previous hearing last week, Brown (52) read a victim impact statement to the court in which she said her attempts to report the abuse were dismissed. Under cross-examination, Det Garda Jean McDonnell agreed with defence counsel that Brown had twice attempted to make a complaint to gardaí about the abuse but was rebuffed. Gageby told the court his client has a thalidomide birth defect, suffers from a depressive disorder and has made numerous attempts on his life.

Source: The Irish Times March 20, 2026 18:10 UTC