Prison officers found mobile in rapist's anus, threat to kill trial told

Michael Murray is charged with making threats to kill against two barristers who prosecuted him for rape in 2013

A Garda Sergeant told the trial: “There were clear signs -- pieces of excrement on the phone.”

An attempt was made to delete call records from a phone found by prison officers in the anus of a convicted rapist accused of making death threats to two barristers, a court has heard.

Michael Murray (50) is on trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, charged with making threats to kill against two barristers who prosecuted him for rape in 2013, Dominic McGinn SC and Tony McGillicuddy BL.