Rapist threw victim across laneway to avoid being seen by CCTV

A County Mayo man pleaded guilty at the Central Criminal Court to raping a woman on 16 May 2015 in a Mayo town. The 27-year-old perpetrator deliberately threw his victim across a laneway in an effort to position the assault outside the range of nearby CCTV surveillance equipment. Following this initial attack, he forced the woman down a flight of steps with significant force before producing a blade and threatening…