A manhunt was launched yesterday for a thug who attacked a 17-year-old girl while she was walking down a laneway in broad daylight.
The brave teen screamed and fought him off before he fled through nearby fields near Johnstown, Co Kilkenny. The attack came just three weeks after teacher Ashling Murphy was killed while jogging.
Local councillor Pat Fitzpatrick said: “There is just absolute shock that this incident happened in broad daylight in a beautiful part of north east Kilkenny.”
