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	Gardai are hunting for a sex attacker after a man broke into a young woman&#39;s apartment in Co Donegal and set upon her.</p>
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	The woman, who is in her 20s, was attacked in the apartment complex in the centre of Letterkenny.</p>
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	The man broke into the apartment, carried out the horrific sex attack and then fled minutes later.</p>
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	The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday morning last between 4am and 5am on October 23rd.</p>
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	Gardai have confirmed they preserved the scene of the attack and examined it and state that their investigation is ongoing.</p>
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	They have also been trawling through hours of CCTV footage in a bid to identify possible suspects who were in the area at the time.</p>
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	All CCTV footage in arterial roads leading to the apartment block are also being examined.</p>
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	Checkpoints were also set up last Saturday night in the area of the attack in a bid to jog people&#39;s memories who may have witnessed the attacker hanging around the area.</p>
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	Local county councillor Gerry McMonagle appealed to anyone with any information to come forward.</p>
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	Cllr McMonagle, who is chairman of the Joint Policing Committee for Co Donegal, said it is frightening t think that there is someone on the loose who has committed such a crime.</p>
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	&quot;There are women in their beds and should they be frightened tonight? Of course, they should and they should take the necessary precautions after what has happened.</p>
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	&quot;This is a very serious incident and to think that someone attacked a young woman in her bed in the apparent safety of her own home of horrific.</p>
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	&quot;This person needs to be caught and interviewed by gardai and anyone who knows anything should contact the gardai immediately,&quot; he said.</p>
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	Anybody with any information is asked to contact Letterkenny Garda station on 0749167100.</p>
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	(Published by the Irish Independent on the 31st October 2016)</p>
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