Man accused of raping his two daughters made 'suicide attempt', court heard

Accused failed to turn up at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to face related assault and child cruelty charges

Defendant was brought before the Central Criminal Court on Monday, where he affirmed signed pleas of guilty in respect of multiple counts of raping his two daughters.

A 41-year-old man accused of raping his two daughters failed to turn up in another court to face related assault and child cruelty charges last week and attempted to take his own life.

The accused man, who cannot be named because of his relationship with the injured parties, was arrested on Saturday May 26 by a member of An Garda Síochána in his local area because of his failure to show up for sentencing.