Prosecution accuse parents of telling lies in murder trial

A prosecution lawyer has accused the parents of an 18-year-old Corkman accused of rape and murder of lying in the witness box to protect their son.

The 18-year-old accused cannot be named for legal reasons. He denies the rape and murder of Ms Rachel Kiely, aged 22, at the Regional Park, Ballincollig, Co Cork on October 26, 2000.