{"id":164378,"date":"2025-11-05T14:47:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/164378\/"},"modified":"2025-11-05T14:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T14:47:07","slug":"gardai-unable-to-speak-to-girl-10-allegedly-assaulted-near-citywest-due-to-medical-advice-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/164378\/","title":{"rendered":"Garda\u00ed unable to speak to girl (10) allegedly assaulted near Citywest \u2018due to medical advice\u2019 \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/garda-siochana\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/garda-siochana\/\">Garda\u00ed<\/a> have been unable to speak to a 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually assaulted in west Dublin last month, \u201cdue to medical advice\u201d, a court has heard. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The accused, aged 26, who cannot be identified due to the nature of the charge, faced his third hearing this morning when he appeared via video link before Judge Alan Mitchell at Cloverhill District Court. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He is accused of sexual assault of a female at Garter Lane in Saggart on October 20th, 2025, after the girl went missing from care. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">To date, he has not applied for bail and appeared via video link after the courtroom was cleared for the in camera proceedings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Gda Sgt Sinead Connolly said the Director of Public Prosecutions\u2019s (DPPs) directions were not yet available, adding: \u201cWe haven\u2019t yet spoken to the complainant due to medical advice\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cShe is in a secure facility \u2013 due to medical advice, we can\u2019t speak to her,\u201d she also said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The court was also told the child has settled in well into her new accommodation. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The investigation file is at a very advanced stage, the judge heard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Two weeks ago, the judge had ordered a fitness to be tried report on the accused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The defence solicitor told the court his client was on a waiting list for the Central Mental Hospital, but no report was yet to hand.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \"> He added his client would not be making a bail application at this stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The judge told him to inform his client the court was asking that medical doctors see him in prison.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">He was remanded in custody to appear again at the same court on November 19th for the DPP\u2019s directions and a fitness to be tried report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The defence must give garda\u00ed 48 hours\u2019 notice if they intend to move a bail application.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">At his first hearing on October 21st,  Gda Sgt Connolly said the man replied: \u201cI have nothing to say\u201d after he was charged. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The case triggered violent scenes in Citywest, Dublin, in the following days, resulting in more than 30 arrests. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Garda\u00ed have been unable to speak to a 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly sexually assaulted in west 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