'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...
View ArticleBelfast man accused of trying to poison girlfriend with tablets - 'the next...
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...
View ArticleMan accused of east Belfast assault threw one punch in self-defence, court hears
A man accused of inflicting serious head injuries to an assault victim in east Belfast threw just one punch in self-defence, a court heard on Friday. Dale Wilkinson, 32, returned home to Leicester a...
View ArticleMan 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...
View ArticleBelfast man David Carlton accused of beating partner with crutch
28 March 2015 From the section Northern Ireland The case was heard at Newtownards Magistrates Court A Belfast man accused of beating his partner with a crutch and his plastered foot has been refused...
View Article“Bound by Brotherhood”
Summary This is what I have to say about the wounds on the body of the said accused. Since he was a hard core criminal, he refused to give any information. It was essential to get that information from...
View ArticleBelfast 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 ArticleBail refused to alleged leader of paramilitary-style beating
An alleged ringleader in a so-called paramilitary-style punishment beating was refused bail on Wednesday amid fears he would interfere with the police investigation. Standing in the dock of Newtownards...
View ArticleWoman 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...
View ArticleBelfast woman accused of inflicting stab-like wound to ex-partner's throat,...
A Belfast woman appeared in court today accused of inflicting a stab-like wound to her ex-partner's throat. Raymond Boyd was said to have woken up in a bedroom at the weekend with blood pouring from...
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 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 ArticlePark Centre robbery: Two men to appear in court in connection with raid
Two Belfast men were remanded in custody on Monday accused of carrying out an £1,100 shopping centre robbery before trying to escape on a stolen motorbike. Ryan McMahon, 20, and Joseph Duffy, 30, have...
View ArticlePark Centre robbery: Two men in court in connection with raid
Two Belfast men were remanded in custody on Monday accused of carrying out an £1,100 shopping centre robbery before trying to escape on a stolen motorbike. Ryan McMahon, 20, and Joseph Duffy, 30, have...
View ArticleServing PSNI officer in court accused of trying to obtain gun, ammunition and...
A serving PSNI officer was remanded in custody accused of trying to acquire a gun, ammunition and silencer. Allen Kennedy is also charged with having quantities of ecstasy and cocaine with intent to...
View ArticleScottish man to stand trial over Newtownabbey knife attack on five people
A man is to stand trial accused of trying to murder a pensioner and two women in a knife attack, a judge ruled today. [TICON-A VIDEO] [TICON-A VIDEO] [TICON-A VIDEO] Craig Binnie will also face charges...
View ArticlePair in court accused of shopping centre raid
Two Belfast men have been remanded in custody accused of carrying out a £1,100 shopping centre robbery before trying to escape on a stolen motorbike. Ryan McMahon (20) and Joseph Duffy (30) have been...
View ArticleMan accused of attempted bus hijacking is denied bail
An alleged attempted hijacker accused of trying to take three vehicles including a bus has been refused bail over concerns he may re-offend. As he was being led from the dock of Belfast Crown Court...
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