Trio offered lift to girls before picking up alleged victim

The trial of three men accused of taking part in a gang rape has heard they offered a lift to some girls earlier in the night before picking up their alleged victim.

Three Cork cousins, aged 15, 16, and 19 at the time, are accused of raping the woman after offering her a lift home and driving her down a country lane. The men cannot be named for legal reasons.

The jury previously heard evidence that the youngest had sex with the woman first, followed by the then 16-year-old. The eldest accused told gardaí he went into the back of the van after the other two and attempted to have sex with her.