US EditionTeenagers accused of attempted rape in incident which led to Ballymena riots to have charges withdrawn
Charges were withdrawn after new evidence led the Public Prosecution Service to conclude the prosecution test was not met; the two boys were held for over five months.
- Two Romanian teenagers, aged 14 and 15, accused of attempting to rape a schoolgirl in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, will have charges against them withdrawn due to "significant evidential developments," according to the Public Prosecution Service .
- The alleged sexual assault had led to sustained racially-motivated rioting in the town during the summer, with the teenagers held in custody for over five months.
- A third youth suspected of involvement in the alleged attack is believed to have fled to Romania the day after the incident.
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The prosecutors gave up on the charges against the two Romanian teenagers who were accused of violating a student in Ballymena, the charges that declared racial revolutions in Northern Ireland, reports The Guardian.
Two 14- and 15-year-old Romanian teenagers were charged on 7 June, accused of trying to rape a girl in Ballymena, a city northwest of Belfast.
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Irish IndependentTeens accused of sex assault that sparked Ballymena riots have charges dropped
Two Romanian teenagers held over an alleged attempted rape in Ballymena, which sparked racially motivated riots in the summer, will have the charges against them withdrawn and be released from custody following 'significant evidential developments'.
Teenagers accused of attempted rape in incident which led to Ballymena riots to have charges withdrawn
Two teenagers who were accused of attempting to rape a schoolgirl in an incident which led to racially-motivated rioting in Northern Ireland will have the charges withdrawn, the Public Prosecution Service has said.
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