Northern Ireland

Case against man accused of sexually assaulting baby adjourned

The child has been in intensive care at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
The child has been in intensive care at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children The child has been in intensive care at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children

The case against a man accused of sexually assaulting a weeks-old baby has been adjourned until November 7.

The infant has been in intensive care in hospital.

A 25-year-old man was charged with sexually assaulting a child and grievous bodily harm at Armagh Magistrates' Court recently following an alleged incident on September 29.

The case was mentioned before district judge Eamonn King at Newry Magistrates' Court this morning. There was no application for bail.