Belfast 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 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 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...
View ArticleWoman allegedly attacked for refusing to provide false statement, court hears
A woman was allegedly attacked by her cousin for refusing to provide a false statement about a suspected bogus hijacking, a court heard on Tuesday. She claims to have lost consciousness after Scott...
View ArticleWoman attacked for refusing to provide false statement, court hears
A woman was allegedly attacked by her cousin for refusing to provide a false statement about a suspected bogus hijacking, a court heard on Tuesday. She claims to have lost consciousness after Scott...
View ArticleAccused in samurai sword attack charged with second murder
A man accused of murdering a senior loyalist paramilitary with a samurai sword has been formally charged with the murder of a second man who died after the sword attack....
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 ArticleBelfast man charged with second murder over Belvoir estate sword attack
A man accused of murdering a senior loyalist paramilitary has been formally charged with the murder of a second man who died in the sword attack....
View ArticleMan 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleBest free iPad games 2016
So you've got an iPad, but have come to the dawning realisation that you've got no cash left to buy any games for it. Have no fear, because the App Store offers plenty of iPad gaming goodness for the...
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 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 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 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...
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