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19/09/2016
Investigation Launched Into Alleged Rape At Private Hospital
An investigation has been launched into the alleged rape of a patient at a private hospital in Tralee, Co Kerry.
According to reports, a woman contacted garda earlier this month claiming that she had been raped during a medical examination at the Bon Secours Hopsital.
It is understood that part of the hospital was sealed, declared a crime scene and examined by garda crime scene investigators.
The woman, understood to be aged in her 60s, was examined by a specialist sexual assault unit and has been offered counselling.
Gardaí confirmed that they have interviewed a number of people in connection with the investigation and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Garda urged anyone with any information relating to the investigation to contact them.
(MH/LM)
According to reports, a woman contacted garda earlier this month claiming that she had been raped during a medical examination at the Bon Secours Hopsital.
It is understood that part of the hospital was sealed, declared a crime scene and examined by garda crime scene investigators.
The woman, understood to be aged in her 60s, was examined by a specialist sexual assault unit and has been offered counselling.
Gardaí confirmed that they have interviewed a number of people in connection with the investigation and a file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Garda urged anyone with any information relating to the investigation to contact them.
(MH/LM)
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