Woman tied-up and raped at gunpoint in Baldoyle, Dublin

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A YOUNG woman was raped at gunpoint after getting off a bus in a Dublin suburb.

Gardai have launched a manhunt after the victim was bound and gagged during the “appalling” assault.

The woman, in her early 20s from Raheny in Dublin, was brutally sexually assaulted in |the Baldoyle area in the early hours of last Thursday.

The attacker was in a car when he stopped the woman and asked for directions.

He then threatened her at gunpoint before pulling her into the car where she was bound and gagged.

She was then driven to a nearby industrial estate where she was raped.

After her horrific ordeal, she was dumped semi-naked at a location close to a shopping area in Baldoyle at approximately 1am.

Her attacker threw a jacket at her as she lay on the ground.

A major investigation has now been launched into what gardai are describing as an “appalling” assault.

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It is understood the victim missed her bus stop while travelling home from the city centre.

She got off the bus a few stops later on the Willie Nolan Road in Baldoyle at about 12.15am.

It is understood that the victim said that a car pulled up and the man driving it was looking for directions.

The woman went to help him but he pulled a gun, threatened her and pulled her into his car.

Gardai are working on the theory that she was then driven to an industrial estate in Baldoyle where she was raped.

A member of the public discovered the woman in a “highly distressed state” and alerted gardai.

A number of items of clothing the victim wore on the night are still missing.



ATTACKER

The attacker is not believed to be Irish, but spoke very good English. Detectives are working on the theory that the victim did not know her attacker.

The woman was brought to the Sexual Assault Unit of Dublin's Rotunda Hospital for treatment.

Local Fianna Fail councillor Tom Brabazon told the Herald: “When a crime like this happens, it leaves the whole community in shock. This is an appalling thing to happen to anyone.

“And I think you have to fear whether more crimes like this will happen as the cuts to the Garda force take hold.

“Given that this victim was using public transport, I very much hope that CCTV is useful in the gardai finding the culprits.

“Anyone with any information, please come forward.”

The shocking case is being investigated by gardai based at Howth Garda Station.

But no arrests have been made in the week since the attack.



CRIME

CCTV is being studied and it’s also expected that a major part of the |investigation will be to determine |if the rape is linked to any other sex crime.

In these type of cases, specialist gardai use a system called VICLAS, the Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System, a computer developed by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in the early 1990s to compare different crimes for similarities.

Sources say that VICLAS is “especially useful” for investigating random sexual assault or rape cases as it uses behavioural analysis, traditional lines of inquiry and geographical profiling.

According to the latest figures there has been a nationwide increase in sexual offences nationwide over the past year. Sexual offences were up by 2pc from 2,014 to 2,059, with 6pc rise in recorded rapes.

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/woman-tiedup-and-raped-at-gunpoint-in-the-baldoyle-suburb-of-dublin-29205995.html

I don't live far from this area, it's absolutely terrifying.

The evil that is out there contemplating and then actually acting out these crimes... gives me chills.

and yet theyll get 4 years out in 2 and shell live with attack forever sickening

wandatowell

That boils my blood

KTRIC

Sickening! ! I grew up near by as well and still have family and a young sister there. I hope this animal is hunted down.

Death and Taxes

Deleted User wrote: »

and yet theyll get 4 years out in 2 and shell live with attack forever sickening

Stupid,ill informed,insensitive and crass post.
Please link evidence to case of possesion of firearms, kidnap, and rape where such a sentence was handed down.:mad:

.jacksparrow.

WileyCoyote wrote: »

Stupid,ill informed,insensitive and crass post.
Please link evidence to case of possesion of firearms, kidnap, and rape where such a sentence was handed down.:mad:

Lets be honest, its what were all thinking going by the justice system in this country.

whiskeyman

I opened similar thread in Dublin forum and mods will lock this one also as its related to ongoing investigation.
Would be good if it's just a sticky on the Dublin forum maybe to give any more details or if The gardai need help from the public.
Horrific case.

aSligoDub

I laugh when folk say they're terrified after hearing about a rape in their area..

The vast majority of sexual assault victims know their attackers.

.jacksparrow.

aSligoDub wrote: »

I laugh when folk say they're terrified after hearing about a rape in their area..

The vast majority of sexual assault victims know their attackers.

That should ease peoples fears so...

spurious

aSligoDub wrote: »

I laugh when folk say they're terrified after hearing about a rape in their area..

The vast majority of sexual assault victims know their attackers.

But not in this case, apparently, which is what makes it unusual.

aSligoDub

.jacksparrow. wrote: »

That should ease peoples fears so...

Good.

Czarcasm

It would take a thick as pigshìt politician to try and use the brutal attack and rape of a young girl to further their own agenda and appeal to voters while scaremongering people at the same time-

Local Fianna Fail councillor Tom Brabazon told the Herald: “When a crime like this happens, it leaves the whole community in shock. This is an appalling thing to happen to anyone.

“And I think you have to fear whether more crimes like this will happen as the cuts to the Garda force take hold.

Clown.

lukesmom

aSligoDub wrote: »

I laugh when folk say they're terrified after hearing about a rape in their area..

The vast majority of sexual assault victims know their attackers.

You laugh???

aSligoDub

spurious wrote: »

But not in this case, apparently, which is what makes it unusual.

Don't get me wrong. Im not taking away from the disgusting crime, or the victims lifetime of pain to come, but I laugh at people who over react when they hear about similar scenarios.

Do they not travel in cars, despite all of the victims of crashes?

There were 64 shootings in the US (so far) last night. But only one makes the news/twitter/boards.

Why? People love to overreact.

aSligoDub

lukesmom wrote: »

You laugh???

Chuckle..

padd b1975

aSligoDub wrote: »

Chuckle..

Hope it stays fine for you and yours....

anncoates

aSligoDub wrote: »

Chuckle..

Stop being a jerk off. You know well what people mean.

aSligoDub

padd b1975 wrote: »

Hope it stays fine for you and yours....

Cheers, espically as i stay away from home with work, leaving my wife and daughter alone in the house all week.

But they're not going to spend their days terrified about something that might happen.

aSligoDub

anncoates wrote: »

Stop being a jerk off. You know well what people mean.

Take it easy with the personal abuse.

kaimera

sure all the attacker needs is some rehabilitation and a cuddle and then won't reoffend.

or have the bleeding hearts not woken up yet? :-)

Dave!

Sickening

And that FF councillor is a fcuking moron too

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