Gardaí interview thirteen-year-old girl after alleged rape in Cork

GARDAÍ were last night interviewing a 13-year-old girl after she alleged she was raped in Cork city over the weekend.

The child and her 17-year-old friend claim they were set upon and robbed by a gang of up to eight boys and girls in a laneway in Cork city at around 10pm on Saturday.

It was initially reported the girl was allegedly raped on Little Hanover Street which links Washington Street to Sheares Street.