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| 13-year-olds facing rape charges | 13-year-olds facing rape charges |
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| Two 13-year-old boys were remanded in custody at a Belfast court in connection with the rape of a woman. | Two 13-year-old boys were remanded in custody at a Belfast court in connection with the rape of a woman. |
| One of the boys is charged with rape, attempted rape and grievous bodily harm in a city park on Monday 4 December. | One of the boys is charged with rape, attempted rape and grievous bodily harm in a city park on Monday 4 December. |
| The other is charged with attempted rape, aiding and abetting rape, grievous bodily harm and making threats to kill. | The other is charged with attempted rape, aiding and abetting rape, grievous bodily harm and making threats to kill. |
| Both accused, who cannot be identified, are charged with robbing their alleged victim of £40 with a kitchen knife. | Both accused, who cannot be identified, are charged with robbing their alleged victim of £40 with a kitchen knife. |
| Belfast youth court was told on Monday that when charged with rape, the accused boy made no reply. | Belfast youth court was told on Monday that when charged with rape, the accused boy made no reply. |
| The boy charged with attempted rape said: "I didn't rape nobody." | |
| A police officer told the court that he had arrested both defendants at separate police stations on Saturday. | A police officer told the court that he had arrested both defendants at separate police stations on Saturday. |
| He said he believed he could connect them both with the charges. | He said he believed he could connect them both with the charges. |
| The magistrate made an order banning publication of any information that might identify the victim or the accused. | The magistrate made an order banning publication of any information that might identify the victim or the accused. |
| The boys were remanded in custody to appear again on 3 January. | The boys were remanded in custody to appear again on 3 January. |
| The woman, in her late teens, was attacked as she walked through Woodvale Park in the Shankill area on the evening of Monday 4 December. | The woman, in her late teens, was attacked as she walked through Woodvale Park in the Shankill area on the evening of Monday 4 December. |