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| A Londonderry man arrested in England last week on a rape charge is wanted for questioning on a similar offence in the Republic, the High Court has heard. | A Londonderry man arrested in England last week on a rape charge is wanted for questioning on a similar offence in the Republic, the High Court has heard. |
| Hughie McGinley, 21, now living in Stoke, has denied raping a 22-year-old woman in Derry in July 2003. | |
| He was arrested after DNA evidence allegedly linked him to the offence. A crown lawyer said the DNA also linked him to an alleged rape in the Republic. | He was arrested after DNA evidence allegedly linked him to the offence. A crown lawyer said the DNA also linked him to an alleged rape in the Republic. |
| But a defence counsel said this was the third version of events he had heard. | But a defence counsel said this was the third version of events he had heard. |
| Ivor McAteer said that when McGinley appeared at Derry Magistrates Court last Friday the prosecution successfully opposed bail after telling the court that there was a warrant for his arrest in the Republic for rape or a similar-type charge. | Ivor McAteer said that when McGinley appeared at Derry Magistrates Court last Friday the prosecution successfully opposed bail after telling the court that there was a warrant for his arrest in the Republic for rape or a similar-type charge. |
| "On Monday my instructing solicitor received a phone call from the investigating officer apologising for inadvertantly misleading the court and said there was no warrant for his arrest for anything and the offence was not rape and may have been a motoring offence," he said. | "On Monday my instructing solicitor received a phone call from the investigating officer apologising for inadvertantly misleading the court and said there was no warrant for his arrest for anything and the offence was not rape and may have been a motoring offence," he said. |
| "This was communicated to the applicant and now we are told they want to extradite him to the Republic for questioning about a rape." | "This was communicated to the applicant and now we are told they want to extradite him to the Republic for questioning about a rape." |
| Mr McAteer said the authorities had had a week to "get their ducks in a row" and had failed to do so. | Mr McAteer said the authorities had had a week to "get their ducks in a row" and had failed to do so. |
| "My client was taken from his pregnant wife and two children and has no idea what is happening," he added. | "My client was taken from his pregnant wife and two children and has no idea what is happening," he added. |
| Crown lawyer Sheena Mahaffey said an application would be made to have Mr McGinley extradited. | Crown lawyer Sheena Mahaffey said an application would be made to have Mr McGinley extradited. |
| Mr Justice Morgan adjourned the application for bail until Monday for clarification of the position regarding the Republic and also to give the defence an opportunity to see the DNA report. | Mr Justice Morgan adjourned the application for bail until Monday for clarification of the position regarding the Republic and also to give the defence an opportunity to see the DNA report. |