OXFORD: A retrial will be held in the case of a man accused of raping a woman in a Botley Road youth hostel.

A jury could not reach a verdict earlier this month in relation to two counts of rape denied by Zilvinas Ruzgas, of Odessa Road, London.

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The offences allegedly took place in December 2013 when the 40-year-old was staying in the YHA Oxford hostel.

He was cleared of a further count of attempted rape and is currently on bail.

A date for the retrial will be set at an Oxford Crown Court hearing on Friday.