Gardaí are searching for three men after a woman was dragged away from her bike, pulled into a park, and raped.
It is understood that two men held the woman down, while a third man sexually assaulted her.
The savage attack took place at 3.20am yesterday in Clondalkin, west Dublin.
It is understood that the woman, aged in her 30s, was pushing her bike along the Ninth Lock Rd near the junction with the Neilstown Road.
The woman is understood to have made her escape and raised the alarm. She was taken by ambulance to the Sexual Assault Treatment Unit in the Rotunda Hospital for specialist care and relevant tests.
Gardaí secured the scene and immediately began a search for the three men.
The woman’s bicycle was still at the location yesterday morning and covered with plastic sheeting, awaiting the arrival of technical experts.
A forensic examination was conducted at the scene and the bicycle, along with some other items, were removed for DNA, fingerprint, and trace evidence investigation.
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