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to rape a schoolgirl in an incident which led to racially-motivated rioting in Northern Ireland will have the charges withdrawn, the Public Prosecution ...

The boys, aged 14 and 15, have been in custody since the alleged assault on 7 June which led to race riots across NI.

Public Prosecution Service says “significant evidential developments” have arisen ...

The Public Prosecution Service said there had been ‘significant evidential developments’ in the case.

Two Romanian teenagers accused of attempting to rape a schoolgirl in Ballymena are to have the charges withdrawn, a judge ordered today. | UTV News ...

Sex assault charges against teenagers that led to race riots across Northern Ireland have been dropped. The two boys will face no further action after the charges were withdrawn by the Public ...

Justice Minister Naomi Long has hit out at “disgraceful” comments by an MLA who claimed the PSNI “contributed” to rioting in Ballymena earlier this year.

A 20-year-old who handed fireworks to rioters which were then thrown at police during disorder in Ballymena has been jailed.

TUV MLA Timothy Gaston said that PSNI actions led to the outbreak of rioting on June 9 ...

The third youth, who was suspected to be involved in the alleged attack, is believed to have fled to Romania the next day.

BELFAST, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Northern Ireland withdrew charges on Friday against two teenage Romanian boys over an alleged sexual assault that sparked days of anti-immigrant riots in ...