TWO MEN TO APPEAR IN COURT FOLLOWING CITY ASSAULT

Date Published: 09-Oct-2011

Two men are to appear before a special sitting of Galway District Court this afternoon in connection with a weekend assault on a woman in the city.

The men both aged in their late 20s were arrested yesterday under Section 4 of the Crimincal Justice Act and were detained for questioning at Mill Street Garda Station.

A woman in her 20s was assaulted during the incident which took place in a laneway off Merchants road, at approximately 4am on Saturday morning.

Gardai are anxious to speak to the driver of a red 3 door hatchback car who may have passed the scene during the attack.

The two men will appear in Galway District Court at half past one this afternoon.