CLANRYE NEWS By Paul Higgins
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By Paul Higgins The plea and sentence of a Co. Antrim woman who neglected the needs of almost 40 dogs was adjourned today (Tues). Paula McIvor was due to be sentenced at Lisburn Magistrates Court but the court heard that “the pre-sentence report (PSR) is not available.” At an earlier hearing, 43-year-old McIvor, from the […]
By Paul Higgins A high risk sex offender, recently jailed for having thousands of indecent images of children, has been handed an extra prison sentence for further, similar offences. Two weeks ago Gary Steven Smith was handed a two year sentence, to be served equally between jail and supervised licence conditions, after the 38-year-old deviant […]
By Paul Higgins A Co. Down creep who was caught engaging in online sexualised messaging with not one but THREE undercover decoys, wept in court as he was handed an Enhanced Combination Order. Downpatrick Crown Court heard that while Trevor Bailie thought he was talking to two little boys and a “fellow paedophile who had […]
By Paul Higgins A former GAA club treasurer appeared in court today (wed) accused of historic sex abuse against two alleged victims. Appearing at Newry Magistrates Court by video link from HMP Magilligan, 64-year-old Thomas McKenna confirmed his identity and that he was aware of the 17 charges against him. In relation to the first […]
By Paul Higgins Armagh All-Ireland winner Aidan Nugent, on bail accused of sexual assault, will have his case elevated to the Crown Court next month, a judge ordered today (tues). During a brief update in the case against 30-year-old Nugent, a prosecuting lawyer told Armagh Magistrates Court, sitting in Newry, that “papers should be ready” […]
A Co. Armagh man who was part of a crime gang who stole a JCB excavator to rip a cash machine from the wall of a filing station, was handed a three year sentence today (fri). Jailing Sean-Paul Donnelly at Newry Crown Court, Judge Paul Ramsey KC said while the custodial threshold “is plainly passed,” […]
By Paul Higgins Prominent law firm Madden & Finucane have lodged Judicial Review proceedings at Belfast High Court amid allegations government departments are part funding companies involved in the supply chain of Israeli jets. According to their argument, funding provided by the Dep. Of Economy and Invest NI has been sent to companies involved in […]
By Paul Higgins A Co. Down woman who admitted making multiple false allegations about sexual assault was today (tues) warned she faces a prison sentence. As Elizabeth Bates stood in the dock of Downpatrick Crown Court, defence KC Richard McConkey asked for the 26-year-old to be re-arraigned on the second count and accordingly, she admitted […]
By Paul Higgins Armagh All-Ireland winner Aidan Nugent appeared in court today (tues) accused of sexual assault. Appearing in the dock of Armagh Magistrates Court, sitting in Newry, the 30-year-old was charged with four offences all alleged to have been committed against a single complainant on 17 November last year. Nugent, from the Cullyhanna Road […]
By Paul Higgins An alleged pervert allegedly told a 14-year-old girl he could not stop messaging her “until he finds the strength to stop or is convicted,” a court heard today (fri). Craigavon Magistrates Court also heard claims that 46-year-old Ross Paul Rodwell told the teenage schoolgirl he was trying to set up a website […]
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