Friend of Stuart Olding and Paddy Jackson tells rugby rape trial he deleted texts

A friend of the two Ulster rugby players accused of rape has admitted deleting text messages from his phone when he realised there was a police investigation.

Friend of Stuart Olding and Paddy Jackson tells rugby rape trial he deleted texts

Update 7.36pm: A friend of the two Ulster rugby players accused of rape has admitted deleting text messages from his phone when he realised there was a police investigation.

Blane McIlroy told the rugby rape trial on Friday that he "panicked" and thought the messages "didn't read well", so he deleted them before he handed his phone over to police.

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