Stories By Paul Higgins
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Newry
/ 3 years agoMan ordered to stand trial for murder of partner he claimed died during sex act gone wrong
A grieving family watched court proceedings as a Polish man was ordered to stand trial accused of his partner’s murder whom...
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Portadown
/ 3 years agoTandragee man who glassed victim in face jailed after judge rules prison could long after his long Covid
A Co. Armagh man who ‘glassed’ a victim in the face was handed a 12 month sentence this week. Having heard...
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Newtownhamilton
/ 3 years agoThreat of prison hangs over south Armagh man (21) who admitted revenge porn crime
A County Armagh man has admitted an offence of so-called revenge porn. At Newry Crown Court on Tuesday, defence counsel Kevin...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoMan believed to ‘operate at high level’ in organised crime gang after huge seizure of drugs
A man police believe “operates at a high level” in an organised crime gang appeared in court today (Saturday) accused of...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoPortadown man accused of chasing underwear-clad partner into street after smashing wine bottle across her head
A man accused of chasing his underwear-clad partner in the street after he found her in bed with another man has...
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Craigavon
/ 3 years agoSlippery suspect faces uncertain future as police seeking disposal order for corn snake
The police are well used to hunting for slippery characters but the case against a runaway defendant of a different nature...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoMan (20) accused of ‘harrowing rape’ at property on Lurgan’s High Street appears in court
A man was remanded into custody today (Wednesday) accused of what his own solicitor described as the “harrowing” rape of a...
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder: Callous killer Daniel Carroll revealed as convicted sex offender with links to dissidents
A callous knife killer handed a life sentence this week can be revealed as a convicted sex offender who has associations...
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder: Daniel Carroll convicted of stabbing father-of-two to death
A kidnapper turned knife killer was handed a life sentence today (Wednesday) after a jury convicted him of murder. The Newry...
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder accused says he knows identity of killers but cannot name them out of fear, court hears
A man on trial for murder told a jury on Monday that while he knows the identity of the true killers,...
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News
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder accused previous convictions for violence and kidnapping woman, court told
An alleged killer on trial for knifing a man to death has previous convictions for violence and kidnapping a woman off...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoLurgan man accused of threatening mum over dad’s ashes seven years after his death
The former right hand man of a murdered gangster has appeared in court accused of threatening his mother. Lisburn Magistrates’ Court...
