Car stolen from Belfast grammar school pursued by police at 114mph, court hears
A car stolen from a south Belfast grammar school was pursued by police at speeds well in excess of 100mph, a court heard today. Two brothers were allegedly in the Honda Civic as it wove through M1...
View ArticleVictim was slashed in the face with bottle, court told
A man was slashed in the face with a broken bottle after attending a New Year's Day house party in north Belfast, a court has heard. The 24-year-old victim needed 23 stitches for wounds inflicted in an...
View ArticleTeenager who brandished samurai sword and hammer in north Belfast 'was just...
A teenager who brandished a samurai sword in north Belfast and told police he planned to frighten a man was just "fantasising", a court heard today. Andrew Cromie's lawyer said he also made up claims...
View ArticleNewcastle stabbing: Man accused of attack near Tesco 'had stick with nails'
A Newcastle man was remanded into custody today accused of attacking a man outside a supermarket in the town. Standing in the dock of Downpatrick Magistrates Court sporting a severe black right eye and...
View ArticleStephen Carson murder: Anger in courtroom as alleged killers appear to taunt...
There was uproar in court today as two men appeared on a charge of carrying out a murder in south Belfast. At one stage the public gallery had to be cleared as relatives of victim Stephen Carson...
View ArticleOmagh man threatened to cut off partner's head in series of assaults, court told
A man threatened to cut off his partner's breast with a knife and also tried to choke her with a telephone cord as part of a terrifying series of domestic assaults, a court has been told John Anthony...
View ArticleRogue traders targeting elderly across multiple police areas, court told
An alleged rogue trader scam targeting elderly homeowners stretches across multiple police districts, a court has heard. Five separate investigations into suspected high-value crime are under way, a...
View ArticleMan kicked in head in Belfast attack may need surgery for brain bleed, court...
A man allegedly kicked in the head in Belfast city centre at the weekend may have to undergo surgery for a suspected bleed to the brain, a court has heard....
View ArticleGang suspected of smuggling £1.5m of drugs into Northern Ireland told someone...
A Dublin-based gang suspected of smuggling nearly £1.5 million worth of cocaine and heroin into Northern Ireland warned someone would get "a bullet in the head" if the operation failed, a court heard...
View ArticleMan 'attacked partner with saucepan', court hears
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,...
View ArticleAccused 'rammed police in stolen car in west Belfast'
Three police officers were injured as a stolen car rammed their vehicles in a bid to escape pursuit, a court heard yesterday. A judge was told that a man behind the wheel was under the influence and...
View ArticlePolicewoman suffers suspected broken wrist after challenging serial beggar in...
A policewoman suffered a suspected broken wrist after challenging a serial beggar in the centre of Belfast, a court heard today. She was taken to hospital for treatment to injuries sustained on Monday,...
View ArticleJailed: Man who beat up his own mum, then went on car crime rampage across...
A man who beat up and threatened to stab his mother in a row over his drug use and went on a car crime rampage across Greater Belfast has been jailed for five months. Matthew Morrison was also fined...
View ArticleEdward Gibson killing: Man remanded in custody charged with murdering...
A man was remanded into custody today charged with the alleyway murder of a father-of-one in west Belfast. [TICON-A VIDEO] Malachy Goodman (57) was refused bail amid fears of potential interference...
View ArticleMan hid £4,200 of heroin in backside, court told
More than £4,000 of suspected heroin was hidden in the backside of a man stopped on a motorway, a court has heard. John Goodman (33) later passed a package believed to contain the drug in hospital...
View ArticleMan hit by car he was allegedly trying to hijack back in court charged with...
A man hit by a car he was allegedly trying to hijack appeared back in court today charged with attempting to seize control of a bus. Kenneth Colwell, 23, is now accused of targeting the Translink...
View ArticleLawyers 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...
View Article'Murder bid recorded on 999 call'
A man has been remanded into custody accused of trying to kill his partner by suffocating her with a plastic bag, a quilt and duct tape. Newry Magistrates Court heard allegations that at one stage...
View ArticleMan remanded for beating partner with a crutch
A Belfast man accused of beating his partner with a crutch and his plastered foot and was refused bail on Saturday after a judge said it was “one of the worst types” of domestic violence he had seen....
View ArticleBelfast attack victim still can't say what happened to him, court hears
A man allegedly attacked in Belfast at the weekend is still unable to make a full complaint, a court has heard. A judge was told that the victim cannot yet provide a written account of what happened at...
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