A TEENAGE boy was arrested for questioning yesterday after a woman was sexually assaulted by four young men who offered her a lift home.
The 31-year-old woman accepted a lift home from four men in a van as she was leaving a party in Brooklodge, Glanmire, in Cork city sometime after 1am on Sunday.
The woman was walking near Glanmire when she was offered a lift by the men, who are not thought to have been known to her. The woman was forced to engage in sex acts with the occupants of the van.
The men stole her handbag before throwing her out of the van in the Monkstown area of Cork at 4am. They also went to the woman’s home and stole her car.
Three youths were later stopped in the Gerald Griffin Street area of Cork city in the stolen car. Two youths aged 16 and 18 years were questioned for a number of hours on Sunday before being released without charge. Files will be sent to the DPP over the attack.
A third youth, who is believed to be just 11 years old, was not arrested but came to Togher Garda station accompanied by his parents and made a witness statement to detectives.
Meanwhile, a 15-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the attack yesterday morning. He is being detained at Cobh Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act.