Man accused of sexually assaulting teenage girl confronted by 'vigilantes'

Accused suffered head injuries and was hospitalised after being confronted by up to 40 vigilantes, court heard

Gardaí charged the traffic maintenance worker, from Moldova, with the sexual assault of a teenage girl in the city’s northside on February 4.

A man accused of sexually assaulting a girl suffered head injuries after being confronted by up to 40 "vigilantes", a court has heard.

Anatol Botnari, 23, was arrested on Saturday night and taken to Ballymun Garda Station in Dublin.