Teenage boy and girl for trial on rape charge

A teenage boy and girl are to stand trial accused of raping another teenage girl in Dublin in 2012.

The boy and girl, aged in their mid-teens, have appeared at the Children’s Court in Dublin and each face a charge of rape of the same female.

It is alleged that the attack occurred at the boy’s home in 2012 and the pair also face charges for sexual assault which allegedly happened on the same date.