A sitting of Dublin District Court heard claims on Saturday that a “makeshift blowtorch” and a hammer were used during the alleged assault and torture of the woman at Henrietta House, Dublin 7 on Thursday, and that threats of rape were made against her during the “prolonged” incident. The court heard the alleged incident relates to a drug debt.

Seven of the eight males arrested in relation to the alleged false imprisonment of a woman in Dublin has been charged.

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.

SEVEN OF THE eight men arrested in connection with the alleged false imprisonment of a women at an apartment in Dublin have now been charged. The woman, in her 30s, was allegedly falsely imprisoned in the property in Bolton Street on Thursday evening.

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.