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More gardaí promised for understaffed sex crime unit

After being unable to take on any new cases last year, the size of the Cork Garda sex crime unit is to be almost doubled to enable it to investigate more cases.

More gardaí promised for understaffed sex crime unit

Tue, 03 Mar, 2020 - 06:20

Neil Michael

Margo Noonan, Advaned Nurse Practioner in the Sexual Assualt Forensic Eaamination and Treatment Unit at the Stouth Infirmary-Victoria University Hospital, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

After being unable to take on any new cases last year, the size of the Cork Garda sex crime unit is to be almost doubled to enable it to investigate more cases.

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