Accused says he was riding motorbike at time of attack

An 18 year-old Cork man on trial for the rape and murder of a woman in 2000 told gardai that he was in the park "spinning around" on his motorbike at the time the attack took place.

Garda Liam Woods told a jury at the Central Criminal Court today that he and Garda John Ford first interviewed the accused during door-to-door inquiries after the death of Ms Rachel Kiely (22).