Rape accused 'was arrested after missing mobile handed to gardaí'

A jury has heard that a north Dublin man, accused of raping a woman after breaking into her home, was arrested when gardaí received a Nokia 3310 mobile phone which had been reported missing from the house.

The accused allegedly gave the phone to a girl he befriended on the 51B bus. She used the phone for a number of weeks before giving it to gardaí in Finglas Garda station.