18-year-old in Limerick court over alleged rape

An 18-year-old youth has appeared before Limerick District Court charged in connection with the alleged rape of a middle-aged woman at the weekend.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is charged with assaulting the woman causing her harm in the early hours of last Sunday morning at Sluggery, Dooradoyle, on the south side of Limerick city.