Slawomir Gierlowski on trial over sexual assault charges

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Slawomir Gierlowski was on trial on sexual assault charges at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, reported on 26 February 2018. The charges relate to alleged attacks on three women in Clondalkin, Dublin, between 2011 and 2016.

The prosecution case included evidence from Garda Niall Kenny, who said a suspect ran across the road in zig-zags to avoid street lighting after a 2015 incident. Gierlowski is also charged with false imprisonment, assault and possessing a hunting knife with intent to intimidate. The trial was continuing before Judge Pauline Codd and a jury of 11 men.