A baby allegedly raped in Northern Ireland late last month is understood to be still in intensive care in a Belfast hospital. A spokesman for the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children would only confirm that there was a “child in our care” when asked about the incident. A 25-year-old man appeared in Armagh Magistrates Court last week charged with the rape of and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to a two-week-old baby. The baby was treated initially by the Southern Trust before being brought to the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, on the campus of the Royal Victoria Hospital. The post stated: “There is understandable anger and considerable distress at the emergence of details of a horrific incident involving a two-week-old baby.

Source: The Irish Times October 07, 2018 19:07 UTC