Manuela murder trial hears phone call evidence

THE trial of a Galway man accused of murdering Swiss teenager Manuela Riedo has heard that calls made from his mobile phone bounced off a mast in the Lough Atalia area, where her body was found, on the night of her murder.

The jury also heard that the accused man told gardaí he did not go into Galway city on the night of the murder.

Manuela’s body was found in an area of wasteland beside a pedestrian walkway known locally as The Line, close to Lough Atalia.