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By Paul Higgins A Cookstown man who raped and sexually assaulted a six-year-old child was handed a 13-year sentence. Jailed at Dungannon Crown Court, sitting in Belfast, 31-year-old Jason Harkness (31) was also handed a indefinite Sexual Offences Prevention Order and told that he will remain on the police sex offenders register for the rest […]
By Paul Higgins This is the Newtownabbey woman who narrowly escaped going to jail after she abandoned a gecko, two adult dogs and a litter of puppies. Sentenced at Belfast Magistrates Court on Monday, Audra Town walked free after District Judge George Conner suspended her six-month sentence for a year. In addition to the suspended […]
Police in Newry are appealing for information following an attempted theft in Cloghogue. It was reported at around 3.35am this morning, Thursday, 14th August, that three men had entered the forecourt of a petrol station on the Forkhill Road. They then proceeded to use an angle grinder on one of the fuel pumps, with some damage caused to […]
SDLP South Down MLA Colin McGrath has condemned an attack on a priest in the area. The priest was attacked at the church on St Patrick’s Avenue. There is another ongoing incident in the Marian Park area. Mr McGrath said: “This is a disgraceful attack on an elderly priest which has left him in a […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team have launched a murder inquiry following the death of a man in Downpatrick. Newry, Mourne and Down, District Commander Superintendent Norman Haslett said: “Police attended an address in the Marian Park area following a report of a deceased man at approximately 12pm on Sunday […]
Detectives are appealing for information following the report of a priest being seriously assaulted in Downpatrick.It was reported to police at around 10.10am on Sunday, 10th August that a man had walked into the church on St Patrick’s Avenue and hit the priest on his head with a bottle before leaving.The victim was taken to hospital […]
By Paul Higgins A former bar manager and alleged pervert was refused bail today (wed) after a judge heard that he has fantasies of raping and murdering a child. District Judge Anne Marshall said while there had clearly been delays in progressing the case against 33-year-old Robert John Parke, “these are serious offences and I’m […]
Wesley Lee (78), of Cleenish Road, Cleenish, Bellanaleck, Enniskillen was today convicted at Enniskillen Court on two charges under the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and one under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations 2013. Mr Lee was convicted on: Mr Lee was convicted and fined £600 plus £15 offender levy and £72 summons fee. […]
By Paul Higgins Armagh All-Ireland winner Aidan Nugent was today (tues) ordered to stand trial in the Crown Court, facing eight charges of sexual assault. Appearing in the dock of Armagh Magistrates Court, sitting in Newry, the 31-year-old confirmed he was aware of the charges against him, all of them alleged to have been committed […]
Detectives investigating two serious assaults in Rathfriland on Sunday, 20th July have charged three people to court. A 23-year-old man has been charged with two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment, theft, theft of a vehicle and robbery, with a 25-year-old woman charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, false imprisonment, robbery, […]
Detectives investigating two serious assaults in Rathfriland yesterday, Sunday 20th July, have made three arrests. Detective Sergeant Stewart said: “We received a report just after 9.10pm that a woman with facial injuries had been found by a member of the public in the Newry Street area. “Police attended and spoke with the woman, aged in […]
Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a fire at a property in Lurgan in the early hours of this morning, Saturday 19th July. Detective Sergeant Lewis said: “Shortly after 1am, we received a report that a house was on fire in the Windsor Avenue area of the town. “Officers along with colleagues […]
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