Gardaí suspect young teenage boy attacked woman in Cork City

Passers-by who came to the woman's aid have been interviewed by gardaí, as has the victim herself

The woman was taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital where her physical injuries were described as serious but not life-threatening.

A boy in his early teens is suspected of carrying out a serious assault of a woman in Cork city on Saturday night.

The woman was walking on Evergreen Street at around 11.30pm on Saturday night when she was assaulted. Detectives believe she was followed for some time before the assault during which she was hit on the head and face by the attacker, who was unknown to her.