Specialist gardaí investigating ‘very serious sexual assault’ on woman in Dublin park
The incident happened just after midnight on Tuesday and it is understood the alleged victim in the case later required detailed medical attention.“This is an extremely serious and sensitive case and full resources are in place to the investigation team” a source said.Gardaí made an appeal for information on the case this afternoon.Today's News in 90 Seconds - July 11th“Gardaí are investigating an alleged assault that is reported to have occurred in the vicinity of Sean Moore Park, Dublin 4, at approximately 12:30am on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.“Gardaí are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed this incident to come forward.“Any person, including road users and pedestrians, who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and who was travelling in the area between 11pm on Monday 7, and 2am on Tuesday, July 8, is asked to make it available to investigating gardaí.“Anyone who observed any unusual activity and/or anyone with information is asked to contact Kevin Street garda station on (01) 666 9400, the Garda Confidential line on 1800 666 111, or any garda station.“Investigations are ongoing,” they said in a statement.According to information published by the Central Statistics Office last month, the number of female victims of sexual offences has been on the increase.The number rose marginally from 2,387 in 2023 to 2,419 victims in 2024.Women were the main victims of recorded incidents of sexual offences, accounting for three out of every four victims in 2024.In 2024, 50pc of victims of crime incidents of sexual offences were aged under 18 years at the time.Most other victims were aged between 18 and 44 years.In 2024, three in every ten sex crime victims reported the incident more than 10 years after it occurred.This was up from 22pc in 2023 and 21pc in 2022.
