While Ireland won its first match of the Rugby World Cup, this victory would be marred by a rape case at the end of the match.
Drama in Bordeaux. An investigation was opened this Monday, September 11 in Bordeaux after the alleged rape of an Irish supporter, during the night from Sunday to Monday on the sidelines of the Ireland – Romania Rugby World Cup match. According to the prosecution, the events took place in a street in the historic center of the city “around midnight”, according to the victim, who was “found in the street by a group of Welsh supporters”, said the prosecution. Irish police, as backup for the match, questioned the woman in the accommodation she was renting.
According to AFP, which cites her statements, she was allegedly sexually assaulted “by several perpetrators”, who subsequently fled. The victim was immediately taken care of by the Bordeaux emergency reception center for assault victims and a victim support association, “in English”. Biological samples have been taken and others are also in progress on his clothes. The images from the district’s video surveillance cameras are also being studied in order to find the perpetrators.
