Second man to face trial over alleged park rape

A second man was sent forward for trial yesterday on a charge of raping a young woman in a park in Cork in the early hours of the morning. The alleged rape took place on June 28, 2013.

Inspector Bill Duane confirmed yesterday that a second man had been served with a book of evidence.

On the inspector’s application Judge Leo Malone sent the case forward for trial at the Central Criminal Court. It will then be a matter for that court to set a date for hearing the case. The defendant’s co-accused was previously served with a book of evidence on a similar charge for his alleged part in the incident.