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Irish woman went through ‘absolute nightmare' after alleged rape in Amsterdam, court told

Irish woman went through ‘absolute nightmare' after alleged rape in Amsterdam, court told

An Irish woman in her 30s who was allegedly raped in Amsterdam says she remembers nothing of the incident, a public prosecutor told a pre-trial hearing for the case.

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Notre Dame football offers top-50 2027 Mississippi defensive end

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