Stories By Paul Higgins
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Portadown
/ 2 years agoPortadown man who swindled more than £46,000 from employer avoids jail
A Portadown man who swindled more than £46,000 from his employer has avoided jail. Van salesman Stephen Byrne, who stole just...
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Portadown
/ 2 years agoPortadown man appears in court accused of murdering infant son
A Portadown man appeared in court today (Tuesday) accused of the murder of his infant son four years ago. Appearing at...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoNewry man stabbed brother five times in unprovoked attack
A Newry man has admitted stabbing his brother five times in what a court was told was an unprovoked attack. Barry...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoArmagh man launched brutal wedding day attack on new bride at reception venue
A bride’s wedding day ended with her new husband launching a brutal attack on her just hours after getting married, a...
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoPaedophile convicted of abusing schoolboy in Lurgan 20 years ago
A paedophile pensioner was convicted of drugging and sexually abusing a schoolboy in Lurgan more than 20 years ago. The Craigavon...
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoLurgan puppy killer jailed again despite solicitor’s attempt at reprieve
A Lurgan man who bludgeoned a puppy to death with a hammer has been handed a two-month jail sentence for breaching...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoGirl (12) fought to save mum as knife-wielding dad with ‘shark eyes’ stabbed her 19 times
A 12-year-old girl fought desperately to save her mother from her knife-wielding father as he stabbed her 19 times, a court...
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Craigavon
/ 2 years agoCo Armagh priest acquitted of voyeurism charge
A Keady priest accused of voyeurism by spying on a woman in a changing room was found not guilty of the...
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoPipe bomb ‘delivery boy’ lucky to be alive after losing half a hand in premature explosion
A pipe bomb “delivery boy” from Lurgan who blew half his hands off is lucky to be alive, a court has...
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoSuspect confirms he appears on CCTV footage but ’emphatically denies’ Shane Whitla murder
Two more men were remanded into custody today (Saturday) accused of the murder of Shane Whitla. Appearing separately at Lisburn Magistrates’...
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoShane Whitla: Detectives granted extra 36 hours to question Lurgan murder suspect
Detectives investigating the murder of Shane Whitla were granted an extra 36 hours to question a suspect on Saturday. Extending the...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoArmagh woman who caused pensioner’s death by careless driving avoids jail
An Armagh woman who caused a pensioner’s death when she crashed into her car has avoided being sent to jail. Jacinta...
