Belfast ban for rioting accused man as he and juvenile appear in court over...
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...
View ArticleBelfast stabbing victim mistakenly targeted, court told
Police investigating an attempted murder - during which a man was stabbed in the chest with a broken bottle - believe the victim may have been targeted by mistake, it emerged yesterday. The theory of...
View ArticleMan jailed for life for killing homeowner with his car
Date Outline 04/10/2017 A 24-year-old homeless man has today been sentenced to life imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court after he pleaded guilty to the murder of a mother and son at their family home...
View ArticleStabbing victim told police name of alleged attacker as he lay bleeding on...
A man fighting for his life after being stabbed in west Belfast named one of his alleged attackers as he lay bleeding on the ground, a court heard. Police also claimed Gareth Donnan followed the...
View ArticleBelfast man Bell accused of bid to murder cousins to stand trial
A man is to stand trial accused of trying to murder two cousins in Belfast, a judge has ordered. James Bell was allegedly involved in stabbings at an...
View ArticleBelfast man accused of triple stabbing to undergo psychiatric assessment,...
A man charged with two attempted murders following a triple stabbing in north Belfast is to undergo psychiatric assessment, a court has heard. Ryan Collagan, 23, appeared before the city's Magistrates...
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 ArticleFrench man accused of exposing himself in Belfast remanded
A man was remanded in custody today accused of exposing himself and threatening two women with a crutch. Oliver Meriaux, 31, was allegedly on a Belfast street with his boxer shorts round his ankles...
View ArticleAlleged Belfast 'rapist' denied bail amid fears of attack by other prisoners
One of two men charged with raping a profoundly deaf woman in a west Belfast caravan must remain in custody, a judge ruled today. Francis Gavin's lawyer argued that he should be released amid fears of...
View ArticlePregnant Slovakian thief who targeted elderly victims in Belfast refused bail
A pregnant Slovakian thief who targeted elderly victims in Belfast must remain in custody, a judge ruled today. Blanca Harvathova was refused bail after she admitted stealing a purse containing £100...
View ArticleNewtownabbey man accused of 'one-day charity scam' for deaf children
A man charged with dozens of fraud offences claimed to be collecting money for deaf children, a court heard on Monday. Ryan Best, of Fernagh Court, has been accused of carrying out a one-day charity...
View ArticleDoctor accused of killing mum after alarm raised when neighbours 'heard woman...
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 ArticleFace of man accused of raping boy in Belfast park
A man arrested over the rape of a 16-year-old boy in a west Belfast park last weekend appeared in court yesterday. Gerard Scannell (39), from Ballymurphy Road in the city, appeared at Belfast...
View ArticleBelfast man tried to kill ex-partner with baseball bat, court hears
A Belfast man allegedly tried to kill his ex-partner by beating her about the head with a baseball bat, a Belfast court heard. Thomas Inglis, 29, appeared before magistrates in the city charged with...
View ArticleBurglaries accused remanded in custody
An alleged teenage car thief has been remanded in custody accused of breaking into two houses in west Belfast. The 16-year-old youth, who cannot be identified,...
View ArticleTrafficking accused taxi driver member of crime gang, court told
A taxi driver accused of trafficking an Asian woman into Northern Ireland for sexual exploitation worked as a tour guide, a court heard yesterday. Chee Seng Chan was arrested at Belfast City Airport on...
View ArticleDoctor denies killing his mum in alleged garden attack
A 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 Saturday,...
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 ArticleHomeless man attacked as he lay in a sleeping bag on Botanic Avenue in...
A homeless man was kicked and punched as he lay in a sleeping bag on a Belfast street, a court heard on Wednesday. The victim made no attempt to defend himself during an unprovoked and random attack at...
View ArticleBail for Orangeman charged with attempted murder
A prominent Orangeman has been granted bail after appearing in court accused of attempting to murder two people knocked down by a car during a riot in Belfast. John Aughey, (61), was released on the...
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