A soldier has been remanded into custody accused of raping a woman in Belfast city centre. Ryan James Fairlamb, 21, faces a total of five charges in connection with the...
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Soldier faces Custom House Square, Belfast, rape charge
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Vehicle hijack bids accused is refused bail
A north Belfast man accused of attempting to hijack three vehicles on the same street on the same day - including a bus with 10 passengers on...
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Face of the mum 'who stood and watched as son given a battering'
This is the mother accused of the attempted murder of her son, who was left with severe head and facial injuries after being beaten with an iron bar. Julie Larsen, a 41-year-old mother and grandmother, allegedly stood by and watched as her 24-year-old son Matthew Larsen, known as 'Matty', was assaulted on December 28. Share Go To Larsen also allegedly cleaned up after the attack. Police have now charged a...
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Three men remanded in custody over Belfast murder
Three men were remanded in custody on Saturday charged with the murder of a man in east Belfast at Christmas time. Matthew Goddard (41) was found dead in his house in...
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Antrim Road, Belfast, attack victim 'punched 16 times'
A man critically injured in an attack in north Belfast at the weekend was punched 16 times in the face in a matter of seconds, a court has heard. Conor Lewsley's head was also stamped on as he lay on the ground, police said. A detective claimed it was an unprovoked assault carried out by an assailant wearing only boxer shorts. Ben Cullinan, 23, faces a charge of attempting to murder Mr Lewsley on the city's Antrim Road early on Sunday....
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Belfast man accused of trying to poison girlfriend with tablets - 'the next person you'll see will be the devil'
A Belfast man accused of domestic violence allegedly forced his ex-partner to swallow tablets as he warned "this is the end for you," a court has heard. Newtownards Magistrates Court heard claims that as he strode down his ex-partner's hallway, 42-year-old Robert Davies donned rubber surgical gloves and told his alleged victim: "this is the end for you - the next person you'll see will be the devil" before forcing her to eat a strip of tablets. The woman, who was holding the couple's baby at the time, managed to spit them all out but Davies then allegedly began to physically assault her. Standing handcuffed in the dock, Davies, from Templemore Street in east Belfast, is facing a litany of...
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Belfast man Ryan Taylor in court charged with attempting to murder partner's son
A man was remanded in custody today charged with attempting to murder his partner's son by beating him unconscious with a metal bar. Ryan Taylor, 29, is accused of attacking Matthew Larsen at a flat in the Mount Vernon area of north Belfast on December 28. Share Go To The 24-year-old victim was critically injured after allegedly being...
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Man in court over attempted hijacking of woman taxi driver's car
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attempted hijacking of a female taxi driver's car in Londonderry. John Paul Moore, 18, from Carlton Court, Ballymagroarty, is also charged with being armed with a dinner knife. The court was told he allegedly wrapped his...
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Gary Bain 'beat ex-partner with chair leg in drink-fuelled attack'
A man allegedly beat his ex-partner with a broken chair leg after being invited to her home for Christmas, Belfast Magistrates' Court has heard. Gary Bain, 25, is accused of carrying out a drink-fuelled attack in east Belfast before smashing the windows of another woman's nearby house. He is also accused of...
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Man produced air gun as he wanted police to shoot him, court told
A man allegedly brought an air gun into a Belfast hospital because he wanted police to shoot him, a court has heard. Samuel David Ferris produced the weapon and asked a receptionist in the Royal Victoria Hospital’s accident and emergency department to call the PSNI, a judge was told. The 26-year-old faces charges of possessing a firearm in a...
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Murder attempt accused barred from Belfast
A man accused of the attempted murder of his partner has been granted bail, but barred from Belfast. At Belfast Magistrates Court, Michael McCambley, 46, spoke only to confirm he understood the 14 charges against him. Mr McCambley, of The Mount, east Belfast, is accused of trying to kill his ex-partner on 15 September. He is further charged that on the same date, he wounded his alleged victim, caused her actual bodily harm, made a threat to kill her and assaulted her. Mr McCambley also faces...
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Man held in custody accused of trying to kill police officer with sword
A man was remanded in custody today accused of trying to kill a police officer with a ceremonial sword during Twelfth of July disorder in north Belfast. Mark Blaney is alleged to have been a "committed" participant in violence which flared in the Woodvale area of the city. The 30-year-old, of Alliance Close, Belfast, appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a PSNI officer. He is further accused of riotous behaviour and possession of an offensive weapon, namely a ceremonial sword, with intent to commit attempted murder. Blaney was arrested on Wednesday by police investigating the trouble surrounding a ban on an Orange Order parade through the nationalist Ardoyne district....
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Trial ruling on loyalist supergrass Haggarty in spring
A so-called loyalist supergrass is set to discover next spring if he will stand trial for a catalogue of murders and paramilitary crime. Gary Haggarty's legal team told a court yesterday they were aiming to be ready for committal proceedings sometime in March....
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Belfast man accused of attacking uncle with bottle
A man was remanded into custody today accused of attacking his uncle with a bottle. Paul Smith, 32, faces charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, threats to kill and possession of an offensive weapon. The alleged offences were committed in west Belfast last Sunday. Appearing before the city's Magistrates Court today, Smith, of Victoria Parade, Belfast, spoke only to confirm he understood the charges. A PSNI constable said he was opposing bail due to the risk of interference with the alleged victim and other witnesses. "They are all family members," the officer said. Defence solicitor Philip Breen questioned whether the charges...
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Case against alleged Samurai sword killer ‘being expedited’
The prosecution case against an alleged double killer is “being expedited” as fast as possible, a lawyer claimed on Friday. South Belfast man Albert Armstrong appeared at Newtownards Magistrates Court via videolink for the short mention of his case. The 46-year-old, from Mahee Close in the Belvoir estate, Belfast, is in custody accused of the murders of his friends Colin “Bap” Lindsay (47), a former UDA commander,...
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Woman to face witness ID charge
A Co Antrim woman has been granted bail after appearing in court charged with attempting to identify people in a police witness protection scheme. [TICON-A VIDEO] Charlene Pierce, 32, from Newtownabbey, is alleged to have committed the offence last month while working for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. She stood in the dock at Belfast Magistrates' Court today facing counts of collecting information likely to be useful to terrorists and misconduct in public office. Dressed in a navy blue t-shirt, blonde-haired Pierce spoke only to confirm she understood the charges during the brief hearing. The alleged offences took place...
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Lawyers appeal in case of alleged loyalist facing 212 charges
A alleged former Ulster Volunteer Force commander facing 212 charges “can’t make head nor tail” of a huge body of redacted prosecution papers, a Belfast court has heard. Gary Haggarty’s lawyers claimed proceedings which began five and a half years ago could be hit by further delays unless unedited papers are disclosed to them. They want full access to transcripts from his interviews to detectives investigating a campaign of killings, murder plots and other paramilitary crime. Mr Haggarty’s evidence is key to a murder case against two Belfast men accused of killing two Catholics. As legal moves to establish if the 43-year-old will stand trial continue, his barrister challenged...
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Belfast ban for rioting accused man as he and juvenile appear in court over disturbances
A man and a juvenile have appeared in court charged in connection with nightly rioting at an east Belfast interface. In the dock at Belfast Magistrates Court was Gary Kirkwood, of Island Street in the east of the city, who was charged with riotous behaviour at Bryson Street. The 21-year-old spoke only to confirm that he understood the charges. A constable told the court she could connect the accused to the charges and said police were objecting to Kirkwood being released on bail. She told District Judge Fiona Bagnall: "Since June 19 there have been 85 public order incidents in the interface area at Bryson Street. "However, since the defendant's arrest...
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Woman accused of bid to identify witnesses is bailed
A Co Antrim woman has been granted bail after appearing in court charged with attempting to identify people in a police witness protection scheme. Charlene Pierce (32) from Newtownabbey is alleged to have committed the offence last month while working for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Pierce stood in the dock at Belfast Magistrates Court yesterday facing counts of collecting information likely to be useful to terrorists and misconduct in public office. Dressed in a navy blue T-shirt, blonde-haired Pierce spoke only to confirm she understood the charges during the brief hearing. The alleged...
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Woman appears in Belfast court accused of wounding former boyfriend
A Belfast woman has appeared in court accused of inflicting a stab-like wound to her ex-partner’s throat. Belfast Magistrates’ Court heard Raymond Boyd woke up in a bedroom at the weekend with blood pouring from his neck. His...
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