Gardaí investigate alleged rape of two girls

TWO girls, aged 12 and 13, were allegedly raped and sexually assaulted in Carlow town on Wednesday night.

Gardaí investigate alleged rape of two girls

Gardaí were granted a search warrant late on Wednesday night and subsequently seized clothes belonging to a teenage boy. He has been before the Children’s Court on several occasions on unconnected charges, including drunk and disorderly behaviour, theft and assault.

The gardaí plan to carry out DNA swabs on the clothing to look for forensic matches with the two girls. Detectives hope to question the boy or eliminate him from their enquiries within the coming days.

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