Messages sent between a murder victim and his married lover were deleted from her phone after he had been lured to his death, it was claimed in the High Court today.
Prosecutors alleged that the sister of two men accused of taking part in the fatal attack on Steven Peck in Ballymoney, Co Antrim took the woman's mobile to wipe evidence of contact.
Details emerged as 29-year-old Lisa Gemmell, of Union Street in the town, was granted bail on a charge of perverting the course of justice.
Mr Peck, 33, was discovered with a serious head injury near the Joey Dunlop Leisure Centre on January 3 this year.