Gardaí appeal for witnesses in teenage rape case

GARDAÍ investigating the rape of a 14-year-old girl in Waterford city in the early hours of Monday morning have appealed to all passengers who were on a Bus Éireann coach with the victim to come forward.

They also want to speak to a male driver who gave the girl and her friend a lift out to Tramore earlier on Sunday evening. Despite intensive appeals, few people have come forward with information on the crime, investigating sergeant John McDonald said.

At least five other passengers were on the bus with the girl and her friend. Not all of these have yet come forward, the sergeant said.