The British teenager in the “gang rape” case in Cyprus could have been drugged before the alleged attack, an expert witness says.
Dr Marios Matsakis, 65, a forensic pathologist, said the line of inquiry was not properly investigated.
He also launched an astonishing attack on the “woman hating” judge.
Dr Matsakis added the failure to properly examine evidence against 12 Israeli youths at the centre of the allegations made him “ashamed as a Cypriot”.
He said: “It’s a possibility she had been drugged. It is another aspect which was not fully explored.”
The woman, 19, who cannot be named, was filmed having consensual sex with one of the group.
In evidence, she said one of the youths then knelt on her shoulders to pin her down during the alleged gang rape in a hotel in Ayia Napa in July.
She claimed police forced her to withdraw her statement.
She was then found guilty of lying about being gang raped.
Dr Matsakis, who gave evidence in court, said the “miscarriage of justice” was partly due to the judge Michalis Papathanasiou “excluding rape right from the start”.
He added the “aggressive” judge was “shouting at the girl... my impression is he hates women”.
Michael Polak, from campaign group Justice Abroad, said toxicology checks on the teenager were botched as they wrongly suggested she had taken cocaine.
He said: “It is possible they tested the wrong sample, or she had been given something without her knowing.
The woman, of the Midlands, could be jailed for a year when sentenced on Tuesday.
Accused youths 'will sue her'
One of 12 Israelis accused of taking part in the alleged rape says they will sue the British teenager for compensation.
Yona Golub, 18, of Afula, was in custody for eight days.
He said he was not in the room at the time of the alleged attack.
The plan to sue sparked fury among the Brit’s supporters.
Michael Polak, from Justice Abroad, said: 'It is quite possible that the Cypriot police arrested people not involved in any offence against the teenager.
"If this happened to Mr Golub then his complaint lies against the Cypriot police."
