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”.

© Sky News The student, pictured leaving court in Cyprus, claimed she was held down and raped by up to 12 Israeli youths at a hotel in Ayia Napa but she could now face up to a year in jail herself

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.

© Provided by Mirror Yona Golub, one of the gang accused of rape, says they are "preparing to sue her"

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”.

© ASSOCIATED PRESS A 19-year old British woman, is seen in the rear seat of a police vehicle, with head covered, as she leaves the Famagusta court in Paralimni, Cyprus, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, after pleading not guilty to a public mischief charge. The Cyprus court judge set the start of the trial for Oct. 2 and released the woman on bail, finding it "proper and fair" to do so after having spent nearly two months in police detention. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

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.

© ASSOCIATED PRESS A 19-year old British woman, center, covers her face as she arrives at the Famagusta court for the first day of her trial, in Paralimni, Cyprus, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019. The 19 year old British woman pleaded not guilty to making up an accusation that she was raped by a dozen Israelis at a hotel in a Cypriot resort town. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)



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."