Murder bid accused duo tried to hijack taxi using pizza cutter, Belfast court...
Two men accused of attempted murder had also tried to hijack a taxi using a pizza cutter, a court has heard. William John Paul (32) and Derek Armstrong (26) are charged over attacks that culminated in...
View ArticleMan accused of crime spree across Belfast and Newtownabbey
A man was remanded in custody today accused of being armed with a meat cleaver for a series of robberies and burglaries. Wayne Cameron is alleged to have broken into houses and raided shops in a crime...
View ArticleMan (27) accused of knife attack bid
A Belfast man has been remanded in custody accused of breaking into a neighbour's house with a knife in a bid to attack him. William Cuthbert (27) was...
View ArticleBelfast man in court accused of breaking into neighbour's house with knife,...
A Belfast man was remanded in custody today accused of breaking into a neighbour's house with a knife in a bid to attack him. William Cuthbert was arrested by police investigating...
View ArticleTwo charged with attempted murder over Belfast sword attack at Woodvale house
Two men have been charged with attempted murder in relation to a sword and machete attack in north Belfast. Several men were taken to hospital with cuts and other serious...
View ArticleMen accused of north Belfast attempted murder had 'also used pizza cutter to...
Two men accused of attempted murder during violence in north Belfast had also allegedly tried to hijack a taxi using a pizza cutter, a court has heard. William John Paul, 32, and Derek Armstrong, 26,...
View ArticlePizza driver is accused of hit-and-run in South Belfast
A pizza delivery driver has appeared in court accused of a hit-and-run collision in south Belfast that left a man critically injured. Scott Johnston (23) was allegedly behind the wheel of a car that...
View ArticleBelfast samurai sword accused has attempted murders charge dropped
A man accused of wielding a samurai sword during violence in north Belfast is no longer to be charged with two attempted murders, a court heard today. Police revealed they are not pursuing allegations...
View ArticlePolice suspect toy gun was used in car hijacking
A toy gun may have been used to hijack a woman's car on the outskirts of north Belfast, a court heard today. A judge was also told two men accused of taking her Vauxhall Corsa last Friday morning were...
View ArticleToy gun may have been used to hijack woman's car in north Belfast, court hears
A toy gun may have been used to hijack a woman's car on the outskirts of north Belfast, a court heard on Monday. A judge was also told two men accused of taking her Vauxhall Corsa last Friday morning...
View ArticleToy guy may have been used to hijack woman's car in north Belfast, court hears
A toy gun may have been used to hijack a woman's car on the outskirts of north Belfast, a court heard on Monday. A judge was also told two men accused of taking her Vauxhall Corsa last Friday morning...
View ArticleAccused Lundy denied bail over theft of £2k from Belfast pensioner
An alleged burglar was remanded in custody accused of stealing nearly £2,000 from a 69-year-old man's home in east Belfast. Stewart...
View ArticleCar-jacking accused is remanded in custody
A man has been remanded in custody accused of car hijacking offences in south Belfast. Paul Reid appeared before the city's Magistrates' Court to face seven charges linked to incidents on Wednesday....
View ArticleBelfast man (20) remanded in custody after Antrim Road knife attack
A man has been remanded in custody charged with attempted murder following a stabbing in Belfast. Patrick Deeney, 20, is accused of taking part in a knife attack on a man in the north of the city on...
View ArticleAccused in samurai sword attack charged with second murder
A man accused of murdering a senior loyalist paramilitary with a samurai sword has been formally charged with the murder of a second man who died after the sword attack....
View ArticleBelfast man charged with second murder over Belvoir estate sword attack
A man accused of murdering a senior loyalist paramilitary has been formally charged with the murder of a second man who died in the sword attack....
View ArticleMan remanded over south Belfast carjacking bids
A man has been remanded in custody accused of car hijacking offences in south Belfast. Paul Reid appeared before the city's Magistrates Court to face a total of seven charges linked to incidents on...
View ArticleDoctor charged with murder of his mother in Belfast
A doctor has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his mother in Belfast. Declan Kevin O’Neill (27) appeared before Belfast Magistrates Court...
View ArticleBelfast doctor Declan O'Neill accused of killing his mum Anne
A Northern Ireland doctor has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his mother in Belfast. Anne O'Neill, 51, died after an alleged attack at a house in the Finaghy area of the city on...
View ArticleBelfast doctor accused of killing his mum Anne O'Neill remanded in custody
A Northern Ireland doctor has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his mother in Belfast. Anne O'Neill, 51, died after an alleged attack at a house in the Finaghy area of the city on...
View ArticleBelfast doctor Declan O'Neill accused of killing mum Anne
A Northern Ireland doctor has been remanded in custody charged with murdering his mother in Belfast. Anne O'Neill, 51, died after an alleged attack at a house in the Finaghy area of the city on...
View ArticleBelfast man Darren Scott accused of knife attack and attempted murder...
A man was remanded in custody on Monday charged with an attempted murder in east Belfast. Darren Scott, 39, is accused of carrying out a knife attack on another...
View ArticleBelfast teen accused of attacking his mum with knife
A Belfast teenager was remanded in custody today accused of a knife attack on his mother. Lewis Goodall, 18, allegedly turned violent at...
View ArticleMan remanded over Newtownabbey pensioner assault
A man has been remanded in custody accused of breaking into a pensioner's home and inflicting grievous bodily harm on him last Saturday. Christopher Mitchell,...
View ArticleThird man charged in Belfast over attack on woman
Two men have appeared in court in Belfast on charges relating to an attack on a woman in Newtownabbey last weekend. Mr Michael Boothman,...
View ArticleMan accused of starting fire at Belfast flats which saw five cops taken to...
A man was remanded in custody today accused of starting a fire in a north Belfast block of flats. Colm McClenaghan appeared before the city's Magistrates Court charged...
View ArticleMan charged with Belfast rape and attempted murder
A man has been remanded in custody charged with raping and attempting to murder a woman in...
View ArticleBail denied in Newtownabbey kidnap and sex attack case
A Newtownabbey man has been remanded in custody charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman on the outskirts of Belfast. Jim Fittis of Devenish Drive is accused of taking the alleged victim...
View ArticleMan accused of murdering Robert Molloy Jones acted in 'self-defence', court told
A man charged with murdering a father-of-one in north Belfast claims he acted in self-defence, a court has been told. Jordan Snoddy, 21, is accused of killing Robert Molloy Jones and having a wooden...
View ArticleMan accused over failed hijacking in west Belfast
A 29-year-old man has appeared in court accused of attempting to hijack a car in west Belfast. A woman was...
View ArticleAssault accused is remanded
A man has been remanded in custody accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent during an alleged attack in...
View ArticleAccused is remanded over Belfast £40k drugs haul
A man has been remanded in custody on charges connected to an estimated £40,000 drugs seizure in west Belfast. Martin Rory Dougan (30), was arrested...
View ArticleMan ordered not to contact hijack bid accused
A 20-year-old man charged in connection with an attempted hijacking in Newtownabbey must not contact his co-accused, a judge ordered today. Stephen McCann appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court...
View ArticleNewtownabbey man Jim Fittis faces kidnap and sex attack charges
A man is to stand trial charged with kidnapping a woman and trying to imprison two others, a judge has ruled. Jim Fittis is also accused of sexually assaulting one of the alleged victims. The...
View ArticleTwelfth parade rioter 'attacked police with own baton'
An alleged rioter attacked police with one of their own batons during Twelfth of July violence, a court has heard. William Rodgers, 36, of Glencairn Way, Belfast, is accused of stealing the weapon from...
View ArticleRathcoole man 'bit off part of woman's ear'
A Newtownabbey man has been remanded in custody accused of an attack in which a woman had part of her ear bitten off. Craig...
View ArticleWoman remanded in custody over £250,000 Belfast drug bust
A woman was remanded in custody today on charges linked to a £250,000 cannabis seizure in west Belfast. Ying Lin, 38, appeared before the city's Magistrates Court after...
View ArticleMan accused of kidnapping and threatening to kill woman remanded in custody
A man was remanded in custody today accused of kidnapping, false imprisonment and arson with intent to endanger a woman's life. Stephen Allen also faces multiple allegations of threats to kill, common...
View ArticleMan accused of murder bid at Belfast petrol station
A man charged with attempted murder has been remanded in custody over an alleged knife attack at a Belfast filling station. Gareth Bradley (29)...
View ArticleBelfast man in court over Shankill car hijacking
A screwdriver was put to a taxi driver's neck during an attempted hijacking in Belfast, the High Court has heard. Daniel Coulter, of Malvern Way, Belfast, is accused of being one of three men who took...
View ArticleMan stabbed in Belfast 'mobile phone row'
A man was stabbed near the heart in a dispute over a mobile phone theft, Belfast Magistrates Court has heard. He was also allegedly beaten by two men who went into his east Belfast home on Tuesday. The...
View ArticleBrothers in court over PSNI assault in west Belfast
Two brothers have appeared in court accused of hijacking a car after a PSNI officer was injured by a stolen car. Joseph and Michael McManus were arrested following police attempts to stop a...
View ArticleBelfast men remanded over teenager's attempted murder
Two Belfast men have appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a teenager in the north of the city. An 18-year-old man...
View ArticleSecond victim of Belfast samurai sword attack dies
The second victim of a samurai sword attack that killed a senior loyalist paramilitary has died in hospital. Stanley Wightman (52), sustained critical injuries in the incident in the Belvoir estate, in...
View ArticleDaniel Coulter charged over hijack attempt in Belfast
A teenager charged with an attempted carjacking has been remanded in custody. Daniel Coulter, 19, was accused in connection with a bid to steal a Peugeot 407 from a motorist at...
View ArticleKidnap case accused Stephen Allen on 60 charges
A Newtownabbey man has been remanded in custody accused of kidnapping, false imprisonment and arson with intent to endanger a woman's life. Stephen Allen...
View ArticleSecond man dies after Belfast sword attack
A second man has died as a result of a samurai sword attack in Belfast.Stanley Wrightman sustained injuries to his neck and arm in the incident on Wednesday night, and died in hospital on Friday...
View ArticleBelfast teen Jamie Love accused of having knife in Percy Street disturbance
A teenager was remanded in custody accused of having a knife during a weekend disturbance in Belfast. Jamie Love, 18, also faces two counts of...
View ArticleCouple in court over pizza murder
A couple have appeared in court charged in connection with the murder of Emmett Sheils in Londonderry in June 2008. Gary...
View ArticleHijacking probe leads to man's arrest in Belfast
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Belfast over an attempted hijacking in the west of the city on...
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