4 in Belfast face child-abuse charges

Two men and two women will appear before a magistrate in Belfast today on rape and child cruelty charges.

Two men and two women will appear before a magistrate in Belfast today on rape and child cruelty charges.

They were arrested by police in Belfast last week as part of an inquiry into serious crime.

The men, both aged 30, have been accused of rape. The women, aged 63 and 44, will face charges of cruelty to a child.

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