Munster rape trial: Boy claims he was given pills to make him sleep

Now 11-year-old boy told the trial of three men and four women accused of sexually abusing three children that he thinks he was given these pills 'every second night'

The accused range in ages from 27 to 57 and lived in various locations in Munster between August 18, 2014, and April 28, 2016.

A boy alleged to have been raped and sexually abused by various family members has told a trial that he was given pills by his parents to make him fall asleep.

During cross-examination yesterday, the now 11-year-old boy told the trial of three men and four women who are accused of sexually abusing three children that he thinks he was given these pills “every second night”.