Youth held over sex attack on 14-year-old

AN underage youth has been questioned by Limerick gardaí in connection with a serious sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl.

The assault happened at the weekend and the girl was subsequently brought to the sexual assault unit at Cork’s South Infirmary.

A garda spokesman at Henry Street station said: “We have received a complaint and an allegation of sexual assault. There is an investigation under way. The allegation is very serious and it is a sensitive issue involving a girl of 14.”