Man accused of disco rape

A 20-year-old apprentice electrician has been sent for trial to Armagh Crown Court in January charged with raping a young woman…

A 20-year-old apprentice electrician has been sent for trial to Armagh Crown Court in January charged with raping a young woman he met at a disco. Mr Kieran Adrian Hughes, of Annahugh Park, Loughgall, is accused of committing the crime against the woman last March. He was freed on £200 personal bail.

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