Teen on trial for sexually assaulting woman in lift

A woman told a jury yesterday of how she was followed by a young Cork man and sexually attacked in the lift of her apartment building in the city.

The 17-year-old male went on trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court yesterday where he admitted falsely imprisoning the woman in the lift and assaulting her causing harm, but he denied the charge of sexual assault and was put on trial for that.

The woman, originally from France, testified she was staying in an apartment in Cork City on St Stephen’s Day and went out to meet some friends in a pub and later went to a house party.