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Sick rickshaw driver left victim in pool of blood after brutal 40-minute rape ordeal

Depraved rapist Rafael Tiso, 31, spent 40 minutes torturing his 24-year-old victim

Rafael Tiso was jailed for 14 years at Dublin’s Central Criminal Court

A DEPRAVED sex beast who left his victim lying in a pool of blood was caged today.

Rickshaw driver rapist Rafael Tiso, 31, groped six other women immediately after he had spent 40 minutes torturing his first 24-year-old victim.

 Rafael Tiso was jailed for 14 years at Dublin’s Central Criminal Court
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Rafael Tiso was jailed for 14 years at Dublin’s Central Criminal Court

The sick brute was today locked up for 14 years at Central Criminal Court, Dublin, with the last one suspended.

His devastated victim is now unable to give birth naturally and wears a colostomy bag because of the horrific injuries she suffered.

Tiso — who’s originally from Brazil but moved to Ireland in 2014 — received the sentence after he pleaded guilty to rape, aggravated sexual assault and assault causing harm.

 The predator was in a nightclub on Harcourt St in Dublin when he targeted his victim
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The predator was in a nightclub on Harcourt St in Dublin when he targeted his victimCredit: Google streetview

The fiend will also be deported from Ireland after his release from prison and has been banned from entering the country for ten years.

The court heard how the predator was in a nightclub on Dublin’s Harcourt Street on January 18 last when he was asked by an associate to watch her after she had taken an ecstasy tablet and was under the influence of alcohol.

After telling door staff at the venue he “would take care of her”, he brought her to a nearby laneway before he attacked her.

 Tiso pleaded guilty to rape, aggravated sexual assault and assault causing harm
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Tiso pleaded guilty to rape, aggravated sexual assault and assault causing harm

During the terrifying ordeal, his victim suffered horrendous internal injuries and was left unconscious.

Tiso left his victim lying in a drain before returning to the nightclub.

The beast spent an hour and a half groping other clubbers before he was ejected from the venue.

Gardai believe his victim’s life was saved after she was found by two Good Samaritans who found her lying between two cars with blood pouring from her head and water flowing around her face from a drain.

The pervert — whose victim will also experience problems in menopause — was later arrested by investigators from Pearse Street Garda station.

Dressed in a green jacket, black jeans and black trainers, the rapist broke down in tears after the sentence was delivered.

In a moving impact statement read to the court — and printed here, right — Tiso’s victim said: “Sometimes I feel like I’m in a nightmare that I sometimes am able to wake up from.

“I feel paranoid and sometimes I fear this will affect my mental health and I will lose control of my mind. It’s a daily fight against myself, between going forward or making a martyr of myself.”

 Tiso, who’s originally from Brazil but moved to Ireland in 2014, worked as a rickshaw driver in Dublin
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Tiso, who’s originally from Brazil but moved to Ireland in 2014, worked as a rickshaw driver in DublinCredit: Getty Images

Judge Isobel Kennedy told Dublin’s Central Criminal Court: “The victim was discarded in a shocking condition and has suffered appalling damage. Her injuries are very physical but also emotional.”

The huge investigation into the brutal sex attack was led by Det Sgt Mark Kavanagh, Det Des Rodgers, Det Sarah Barry, Gda Chris Fitzgerald and Gda Wayne Donnelly under the command of Supt Joe Gannon from Pearse Street station.

Supt Gannon added: “This case should be a stark reminder as we now enter the Christmas party season that those who go out together ensure that they come home together safely by not allowing anyone to stray from the flock.”

Tiso’s ex-girlfriend, who had written to the court on his behalf, broke down after the verdict was read out.


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