Stories By Tanya Fowles, Local Democracy Reporter
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Banbridge
/ 1 month agoJudge allows minor change to rape accused’s bail but refuses reporting ban
A judge has permitted a minor variation to bail conditions for a County Down man charged with rape but rubbished an...
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Dungannon
/ 1 month agoVulnerable child held in custody due to lack of secure accommodation ‘unacceptable’
The NI Commissioner for Children and Young People Koulla Yiasouma has described courts being left with no choice other than remanding...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoHighly vulnerable child remanded in custody as no beds available in secure unit
A judge has taken the unusual step of remanding a child in custody after being left with no option due to...
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News
/ 2 months agoPaedophile who subjected 14-year-old foster daughter to campaign of sexual abuse jailed
A man who carried out what a judge described as “a campaign of sexual abuse” against his foster-daughter has been jailed...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months ago‘That level of evil cruelty is disturbing’ as judge blast brutal revenge stabbing of horse
A judge has repeated his disgust at the actions of a man who repeatedly denied stabbing a horse, only changing his...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoThreat to self-harm sees interim reporting ban on naming child image accused
A man accused of possessing indecent images of children and extreme pornography, has been granted an interim order preventing publication of...
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Craigavon
/ 2 months agoJudge fury as PPS enquire if learning-disabled man’s condition could be treated
A judge has slammed the decision of a prosecution lawyer to seek a report on a severely learning-disabled man to ascertain...
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News
/ 2 months agoSentencing delayed after paedophile foster father refuses prison Covid test
Sentencing in the case a man who carried out what a judge described as “a campaign of sexual abuse” against his...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoMan facing cruelty charges after social media video showing child driving lorry on M1
A man has been returned for trial on child cruelty charges which relate to a boy driving an HGV lorry on...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoCaledon man to stand trial on serious violence and threats charges
A twenty-five-year-old Caledon man is to stand trial on multiple high violence charges arising from an alleged incident last year. Appearing...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoSpecialist pathology reports awaited in baby Ali-Jayden Doyle murder case
Specialist pathology reports are awaited in the case of murdered toddler Ali Jayden Doyle, Dungannon Magistrates’ Court has heard. The two-year-old...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoKatie Simpson murder accused’s lawyers seek detailed update on case progress
Lawyers acting for the man accused of murdering Armagh woman Katie Simpson have called for a detailed update on the progress...