A man accused of repeatedly punching and attacking his partner with a large saucepan in front of her four-year-old daughter has been granted bail. Appearing in the dock of Lisburn Magistrates Court, 36-year-old Reuben Orr was charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent on Julie Ann Morris on August 19 this year. A detective constable told the court she believed she could connect Orr to the charge and, in objecting to his release on bail, outlined how his alleged victim claimed she had been punched about the head and beaten with a "sizeable" saucepan and its lid. The officer said police were called to the injured party's house around 11pm on Tuesday by neighbours. She told...
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