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Charges Dropped in Case Linked to Racial Riots

11/28/2025

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The Public Prosecution Service withdrew charges of attempted rape against two Romanian teenagers aged 14 and 15 at Belfast Youth Court on Friday after significant evidential developments.
The charges related to an alleged incident in Ballymena on June 7, when the two boys were accused of attempting to rape a schoolgirl.
The case had sparked widespread racially motivated riots in the region.

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The Public Prosecution Service withdrew charges of attempted rape against two Romanian teenagers aged 14 and 15 at Belfast Youth Court on Friday after significant evidential developments.
The charges related to an alleged incident in Ballymena on June 7, when the two boys were accused of attempting to rape a schoolgirl.
The case had sparked widespread racially motivated riots in the region.