Court hears 999 call in Limerick rape case

A jury heard a 999 call from a Limerick grandmother, who was calling for Garda assistance at her home and saying a man she knew tried to rape her.

Dean Martin, aged 21 of Ballyclough Avenue, Ballinacurra West, has pleaded not guilty to breaking into the woman’s house, sexually assaulting her, and assaulting her causing harm.

The woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons, earlier told the trial she was at home alone on the night of Sept 1/2, 2011, lying on a sittingroom couch, watching Vincent Browne on TV when a male intruder pounced with his trousers down and tried to push open her legs.