Dublin District Court heard that a "makeshift blowtorch", heated hammerheads, iron bars, and a stick were used to injure and beat her around her head and body after she was brought to a north inner city flat last Thursday.

A man who became the eighth person accused of attacking a woman found "in a bloodied, tortured and beaten state" in a flat in Dublin has been remanded in custody.Dublin District Court heard that a "makeshift blowtorch",

Gardaí are questioning seven men and a teenager in connection with a violent attack on a woman at an apartment in Dublin's north inner city.

A homeless woman is recovering from severe injuries after being subjected to a vicious attack while being falsely imprisoned in a flat by a large group of men. Gardaí have arrested eight males – including a juvenile – in relation to the traumatic ordeal.