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Pair held over rape freed on bail | |
(about 18 hours later) | |
Two teenagers questioned in connection with the rape of a girl in south Belfast have been released on bail pending further inquiries. | |
The girl, 16, was assaulted as she waited for a taxi at the car park of the Devenish Complex on Finaghy Road North at about 0130 BST on Saturday. | |
She is said to have been left severely traumatised by her ordeal. | She is said to have been left severely traumatised by her ordeal. |
It is understood the 16 and 17-year-old youths were arrested on Saturday after they contacted police. | |
Detectives would like to talk to a woman in her 20s who approached the victim as she sat in a taxi outside the Devenish Complex. | Detectives would like to talk to a woman in her 20s who approached the victim as she sat in a taxi outside the Devenish Complex. |
SDLP assembly member for south Belfast Carmel Hanna condemned the attack. | SDLP assembly member for south Belfast Carmel Hanna condemned the attack. |
"This will have devastating personal consequences for this young woman - she probably thought she was perfectly safe and indeed she should have been," she said. | "This will have devastating personal consequences for this young woman - she probably thought she was perfectly safe and indeed she should have been," she said. |
The railway halt at Finaghy was closed for a time to enable scientific officers to carry out a forensic examination of the scene. It has since reopened. | The railway halt at Finaghy was closed for a time to enable scientific officers to carry out a forensic examination of the scene. It has since reopened. |