Two backstreet abortions not linked, say gardaí

GARDAÍ believe there is no connection between two suspected backstreet abortions on non-national women, both of which reportedly took place in Dublin last March.

Detectives investigating a suspected abortion on a Romanian woman are having difficulty pursuing the case as the Moldovan national who allegedly carried out the operation has fled the country.

Officers investigating a reported abortion on a Filipino woman yesterday said they were still treating it as an allegation.