Garda appeal for witnesses in student rape investigation

GARDAÍ yesterday released a description of a man suspected of a brutal attack and rape on a Cork student in the early hours of Thursday.

The 19-year-old victim was dragged into waste ground as she walked home, alone, from a Cork Institute of Technology student ball.

Gardaí believe the rapist was aged 19-20 and about 5ft 9 inches in height. He was wearing a light-coloured shirt and blue jeans.