The woman was forced to reveal where €5,000 was hidden after being beaten with a hammer several times
Two men who attacked a sex worker with a claw hammer and a meat cleaver left a rescuing garda suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder following the brothel robbery.
The Irish Independent reports, Robert Ion, Andrei Stroescu and a third man burst into the house where the Brazilian woman was working in Newbridge,just before midnight on August 17, 2021.
A nearby resident who knew the terraced house was being used as a brothel had spotted a hooded man acting suspiciously and immediately called gardai when he heard screaming.
The woman was forced to reveal where €5,000 was hidden after being beaten with a hammer several times, leaving her with a broken nose, puncture wounds on her buttocks, severe bruising and damage to her neck.
Two uniformed officers who arrived at the scene, Garda Martin Staunton and Garda James Quigley, confronted the gang as the injured and almost naked woman ran from the house.
As one man escaped through a back window, Ion and Stroescu – armed with a hammer and meat cleaver – turned on the two officers and a struggle ensued.
Both men, who shared an address in Co Meath, had previously pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated burglary, and Stroescu also pleaded guilty to head-butting Garda Quigley.
The victim has since returned to Brazil, but in a victim impact statement she outlined how her injuries and the psychological damage and trauma has affected her ability to provide for her family.
The case has been adjourned for final sentencing this year.
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