Boy, 11, to be quizzed on alleged rape of girl, 9

Gardaí are carrying out a highly sensitive investigation in relation to the alleged rape of a nine-year-old girl by an 11-year-old boy.

The families of the two children are close friends and one of the mothers was visiting the other child’s mother at the time.

The children were outside, near the house their mothers were in, at the time of the alleged attack. Another woman is thought to have witnessed something and raised the alarm.