Man 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 ArticleBelfast tackle shop stabbing: Man to stand trial over attempted murder
A man is to stand trial accused of trying to stab an east Belfast shopowner to death after being allegedly bitten by the victim's dog, a judge ruled today. Raymond Allardyce is charged with the...
View ArticleAccused in court over stabbing of woman (26)
A man has appeared in court after a young mother was stabbed and left in a critical condition. Stephen David John McFarlane (33) appeared in the dock...
View ArticleUniversity of Ulster graduations full list of results - December 16 2015
Full list of graduations from University of Ulster, December 16. Share Go To ACCESS, DIGITAL AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING ACCESS, DIGITAL AND DISTRIBUTED LEARNING POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN HIGHER...
View ArticleCar 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleFamily Notices A - F, Tuesday February 7
ARMSTRONG Share Go To ARMSTRONG, GEOFFREY - Died January 22, 2017, at hospital, in East Sussex, son of Canon J.T. Armstrong and Matilde (nee Larmor), and formerly managing director Old Bleach,...
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