More time for State to prepare case against teen accused of raping boy

A judge has granted the State additional time to complete a book of evidence in the case of a teenager awaiting trial for raping a six-year-old boy.

The 15-year-old boy had been charged in October at the Dublin Children's Court with two counts of rape which allegedly occurred on a date earlier this year. The defendant, who was aged 14 at the time, is related to the complainant, the court had also heard.