Gisèle Pelicot describes shock of seeing herself like ‘a rag doll’ in memoir

Pelicot writes of brain stopping working' when police told her of crimes of man she shared her life with for 50 years

Gisele Pelicot, who became a global symbol of courage during the trial of her ex-husband and the dozens of men who raped her while she was unconscious, has described her shock when police first showed her images of the crimes, likening herself to a rag doll".

In extracts from her forthcoming memoir, A Hymn to Life, Pelicot, 73, describes her shock when police told her of the actions of her ex-husband Dominique, whom she considered a great guy" and had shared her life with for 50 years.