Tweed's rape accuser 'horrified'

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  • xman
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    • Sep 2006
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    Tweed's rape accuser 'horrified'


    A woman allegedly raped by the widower of reality TV star Jade Goody at his Essex home has told a court that she is now too afraid to leave home alone.Jack Tweed, 22, denies attacking the then 19-year-old woman at his home in Repton Park, Woodford Green, last year.

    Anthony Davis, 26, from Chigwell, Essex, also denies one charge of rape.

    In a statement to police the woman said: "I used to be a bubbly person but now I feel so withdrawn. I still now feel intimidated and vulnerable."

    The court heard the two accused had met the woman at a nightclub in London's West End on 4 September 2009.

    Woman 'shocked'

    The jury heard the woman describe how she felt "horrified" and went into "complete lockdown" when Mr Davis joined Mr Tweed on the bed and they both allegedly raped her together.

    Asked by Ronald Jaffa, defending Tweed, how she could be sure of the details of the incident if she was so "out of it", she said: "There's a difference between being out of it and being shocked when you're being raped by two men."

    The court heard the woman went with her friends to Tweed's house after a night out at the Embassy club in Mayfair.

    The court was told Mr Davis tricked her into one of the bedrooms, called for Mr Tweed to join him.

    The woman said Mr Tweed raped her by the window sill and, as she tried to escape, pushed her on to the bed.

    He then raped her again, with Mr Davis joining in and raping her at the same time, the court heard.

    Mr Tweed married former Big Brother contestant Jade Goody, 27, shortly before she died from cervical cancer in March 2009.


    The trial continues.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.


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