Mr Farrell also asked Ms Hand about comments she made to her then-partner about being in a taxi with a friend after leaving the Beacon Hotel, where she claims she was raped.

Ms Hand admitted it was not true as she had been alone in the taxi and said she made the comment to reassure her ex-partner she was fine.

However, Mr Farrell said the untruth she told her ex-partner was part of a web of lies she was weaving.

He added: “You told your ex-partner lies and he caught you with some.”

Ms Hand said she was upset, confused and hurt by what had happened, saying she had even lied to her ex-partner.

“I was raped and beaten a few hours before so my mind was not perfect at the time,” she told the court.

“I didn’t care about anything at that moment. All I cared about was my body and how hurt I was. I didn’t care about anyone else.”