Boy held on rape claim released

A boy (14) held after a 15-year-old girl alleged she had been raped in a toilet cubicle at a Junior Cert disco was released without…

A boy (14) held after a 15-year-old girl alleged she had been raped in a toilet cubicle at a Junior Cert disco was released without charge over the weekend.

The boy was questioned by detectives in the presence of his parents at a south Dublin Garda station and held over Friday night. A file is being prepared for the DPP.

It is alleged a rape occurred at an alcohol-free disco in the Tramco nightclub in Rathmines last Thursday night.

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