Detectives have said two suspects were known to Ms Montgomery.

The Lagan Valley MP told the Commons last week that she was a ‘survivor of abuse’.

The accused will appear in court in Newry on Wednesday.

The chief executive of Women's Aid said high-profile rape cases like Nikita Hand's can be encouraging for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual abuse, but added that there is "backlash that comes with it".

Andrew Muir was answering an urgent question in the Assembly following the killing of four women in the region in six weeks.

Simon Harris said there are ‘far too few men’ who will stand up for the rights of a victim of violence.

The demonstrations come after a member of the Defence Forces received a fully-suspended sentence for an assault on a woman in Limerick City

Puska’s sentence reopened conversations from when Ms Murphy was killed last year, about how many women perceive men in general to be a threat to their safety

Scott Donegan (38) has been jailed for seven years and 10 months