HSE error 'could jeopardise sex cases evidence'

Concerns have emerged over the cases of 25 people who were examined at the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit at Letterkenny General Hospital following an administrative error by the HSE.

Concerns have emerged over the cases of 25 people who were examined at the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit at Letterkenny General Hospital following an administrative error by the HSE.

The victims, some as young as 14, have been contacted by gardaí after revelations about the status of a nurse who carried out their forensic tests, the Irish Independent reported this morning.

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