Devastated woman recalls trauma of sickening broad daylight attack

Gda Maguire said: 'At one point during the journey, the injured party felt something wet on the back of her leg but didn't have enough room to check what it actually was while on the Luas.

- BY TOM TUITE

"On arrival at The Point Luas stop with her friend, she checked her skirt and found what she suspected to be semen on it."

Ali also got off and ran to a taxi to take him to work.

The victim reported it to gardai on the beat in the area, and her skirt was later sent for forensic examination, confirming her suspicion.

A large amount of CCTV was gathered during the investigation, and the accused was the only male identified as a suspect.

Gda Maguire spotted Ali on June 27 at O'Connell Street and recognised him from the video footage, wearing the same clothes.

He was arrested and questioned but made no admissions, insisting it was not him on the CCTV of the tram.

However, a DNA sample from Ali matched the sample from the skirt.