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Police Arrest and Charge First Alleged Abuser With New Non-Fatal Strangulation Legislation

Yesterday, 28th June, the policing team in Fermanagh arrested and charged a 47 year old man with a number of offences including non-fatal strangulation against a 45 year old female. He is due to appear at Strabane court today, 29th June. As is normal procedure all charges are reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. This […]

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Community Constituency Newry Newry and Armagh

Police Advise of Traffic Disruption During Newry Parade Tonight

Motorists are advised of possible traffic disruption this evening, Thursday 29th June, due to a parade taking place in Newry. There may be delays in the city between 7.30pm and 10.30pm, when the parade is scheduled to take place. It will be moving off from the Belfast Road along the Downshire Road, Church Avenue, Windsor […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Man Charged With Parkhead Assault

Police have charged a 24-year-old man with causing grievous bodily harm with intent.  He is due to appear before Newry Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 29th June.  The charge follows an assault on a man in the Parkhead Crescent area of Newry in the early hours of today, Wednesday 28th June. As is usual procedure, the charge will be […]

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Agriculture Climate Community Constituency Crime Newry and Armagh South Armagh

Crossmaglen Man Ordered to Pay £70,000 or Face Jail

A Confiscation Order totalling £70,000 has been granted by the Crown Court sitting at Newry on 28th June 2023 against Mr. Bernard Hughes (60), Cullaville Road Crossmaglen. This is the second order made against Mr. Hughes in relation to environmental offending. In 2004 officers of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) conducted an investigation into […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newry Newry and Armagh

Man Arrested Following Serious Assault In Parkhead, Newry

Police in Newry have arrested a man following a report of a serious assault in the Parkhead Crescent area of the city in the early hours of this morning, Wednesday June 28th. A Police Service spokesperson said: “At around 2.25am, officers received and responded to a report that a man was being assaulted by another […]

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Community Constituency Crime Downpatrick South Down

Former DUP Councillor William Walker Put on Sex Offenders Register

A former Newry, Mourne and Down DUP councillor who admitted two counts of attempted sexual communication with a child has avoided prison. William Walker, 60, posed as a younger man and asked two “children” to send him pictures in their school uniforms. However he had actually contacted members of a so-called paedophile hunter group acting […]

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Community Crime Government Stormont

Justice Should Be Done For Noah, Fiona and Donohoe Family – O’Neill

First Minister Designate Michelle O’Neill said today that the mother and family of 14-year-old Noah Donohoe are entitled to transparency and truth about the death of her son in June 2020. And she pledged Sinn Féin’s continued support for the family’s campaign for truth and justice. Michelle O’Neill was speaking on the third anniversary of […]

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Constituency Crime Lurgan Upper Bann

Man Charged Following Serious Assault In Lurgan

Detectives investigating a report of a serious assault in the Beech Court area of Lurgan on Saturday 17th June have charged a man to court. The man, aged 31, has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. He is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates Court today, Monday 19th June. As is usual procedure, […]

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Community Constituency Crime Downpatrick Newcastle South Down

29 Yr Old Woman Charged with Burglary, Attempted Burglary, Assault Occasioning ABH and Criminal Damage

A 29 year old woman has been charged with a number of offences including burglary, attempted burglary, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and criminal damage. She appeared at Downpatrick Magistrates Court on Monday 19th June. As is normal procedure, all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service. For guidance – the charges are in relation […]

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Community Constituency Crime Newcastle South Down

29 Yr Old Woman Arrested For South Down Burglaries

Police, investigating a series of burglaries at commercial premises in the Castlewellan and Newcastle areas this week, have arrested a 29 year old woman. The woman was arrested at Main Street, Newcastle, shortly after midnight on Sunday morning, when officers responded to the report of an ongoing burglary at a restaurant in the area. She […]

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ABC Council Community Constituency Council Crime Government Lurgan Upper Bann

Lurgan Assault Deeply Concerning – O’Dowd

Sinn Féin councillor Mary O’Dowd has said it is deeply concerning that a man was seriously assaulted on Saturday evening in Lurgan. Councillor O’Dowd said: “A man was seriously assaulted in the Shankill area of Lurgan on Saturday evening in an attack which is deeply concerning.  “I would appeal for anyone who witnessed this attack […]

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Community Constituency Crime Lurgan Upper Bann

Serious Assault In Lurgan Leaves Man In Critical Condition

Detectives investigating the report of a serious assault in Lurgan on Saturday 17th June, have arrested a man.  Shortly after 7.15pm on Saturday evening, police received a report of an injured man in the Beech Court area of the town. Upon arrival of officers, a man with serious head injuries was being treated by ambulance […]