Man accused of sexually assaulting 'lone, vulnerable' woman twice in Cork City

The court heard the woman had fallen and the accused allegedly sexually assaulted her as he helped her up and again after he escorted to a dark laneway

The accused was remanded on bail to appear again at Cork District Court in a week’s time. Picture: Dan Linehan

A young woman walking home alone in Cork City was approached “in a calculated manner” by a man who sexually assaulted her twice at two different locations.

These were the allegations made by Detective Garda Kevin Hastings of the Divisional Protective Services Unit, as he objected to bail being granted to the accused man, 46-year-old Saadallah Ghoumrassi, who is from Algeria and living at temporary accommodation in Cork City.