Soldier faces Custom House Square, Belfast, rape charge
A soldier has been remanded into custody accused of raping a woman in Belfast city centre. Ryan James Fairlamb, 21, faces a total of five charges in connection with the...
View ArticleVehicle hijack bids accused is refused bail
A north Belfast man accused of attempting to hijack three vehicles on the same street on the same day - including a bus with 10 passengers on...
View ArticleFace of the mum 'who stood and watched as son given a battering'
This is the mother accused of the attempted murder of her son, who was left with severe head and facial injuries after being beaten with an iron bar. Julie Larsen, a 41-year-old mother and grandmother,...
View ArticleThree men remanded in custody over Belfast murder
Three men were remanded in custody on Saturday charged with the murder of a man in east Belfast at Christmas time. Matthew Goddard (41) was found dead in his house in...
View ArticleAntrim Road, Belfast, attack victim 'punched 16 times'
A man critically injured in an attack in north Belfast at the weekend was punched 16 times in the face in a matter of seconds, a court has heard. Conor Lewsley's head was also stamped on as he lay on...
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 ArticleBelfast man Ryan Taylor in court charged with attempting to murder partner's son
A man was remanded in custody today charged with attempting to murder his partner's son by beating him unconscious with a metal bar. Ryan Taylor, 29, is accused of attacking Matthew Larsen at a flat in...
View ArticleMan in court over attempted hijacking of woman taxi driver's car
A man has appeared in court in connection with an attempted hijacking of a female taxi driver's car in Londonderry. John Paul Moore, 18, from Carlton Court, Ballymagroarty, is also charged with being...
View ArticleGary Bain 'beat ex-partner with chair leg in drink-fuelled attack'
A man allegedly beat his ex-partner with a broken chair leg after being invited to her home for Christmas, Belfast Magistrates' Court has heard. Gary Bain, 25, is accused of carrying out 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 ArticleMurder attempt accused barred from Belfast
A man accused of the attempted murder of his partner has been granted bail, but barred from Belfast. At Belfast Magistrates Court, Michael McCambley, 46, spoke only to confirm he understood the 14...
View ArticleMan held in custody accused of trying to kill police officer with sword
A man was remanded in custody today accused of trying to kill a police officer with a ceremonial sword during Twelfth of July disorder in north Belfast. Mark Blaney is alleged to have been a...
View ArticleTrial ruling on loyalist supergrass Haggarty in spring
A so-called loyalist supergrass is set to discover next spring if he will stand trial for a catalogue of murders and paramilitary crime. Gary Haggarty's legal team told a court yesterday they were...
View ArticleBelfast man accused of attacking uncle with bottle
A man was remanded into custody today accused of attacking his uncle with a bottle. Paul Smith, 32, faces charges of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, threats to kill and possession of an...
View ArticleCase against alleged Samurai sword killer ‘being expedited’
The prosecution case against an alleged double killer is “being expedited” as fast as possible, a lawyer claimed on Friday. South Belfast man Albert Armstrong appeared at Newtownards Magistrates Court...
View ArticleWoman to face witness ID charge
A Co Antrim woman has been granted bail after appearing in court charged with attempting to identify people in a police witness protection scheme. [TICON-A VIDEO] Charlene Pierce, 32, from...
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 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 ArticleWoman accused of bid to identify witnesses is bailed
A Co Antrim woman has been granted bail after appearing in court charged with attempting to identify people in a police witness protection scheme. Charlene Pierce (32) from Newtownabbey is alleged to...
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...
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