Gardai have appealed for assistance following an incident in Cork city at the weekend in which a 19-year-old man was forced into a car by a man armed with a knife or syringe who later sexually assaulted him. He was abducted in Cove Street at 2 a.m. on Sunday and driven to Farranlea Road in a red car where his assailant sexually assaulted him. Anyone who noticed anything suspicious in either area is asked to contact gardai in Bishopstown at (021) 541012 or Togher at (021) 962611.