Stories By Tanya Fowles, Local Democracy Reporter
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoJudge hits out at sentencing powers as perv handed probation for child sexual communication
A judge has reiterated his “distaste” for child sexual communication cases being heard in the lower courts. District Judge Michael Ranaghan...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoArrest warrant after sex-offender who married child bride fails to surrender himself
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Romanian man who “married” a child more than half his age,...
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News
/ 2 years agoConvicted sex offender who married child bride half his age jailed
A Romanian national who “married” a child more than half his age and brought her to live in Northern Ireland has...
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoDemand for action on treacherous A5 following deaths of three young men
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council has unanimously demanded urgent action to upgrade the A5 following the deaths of three men in...
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoMan accused of campaign of violence against pregnant partner refused bail
A County Tyrone man accused of a campaign of violence against his now ex-partner who is currently pregnant, has been refused...
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoJudge’s offer to pay bus fare home for begging man withdrawn after court misled
A judge’s kind gesture to personally cover the cost of a man’s bus fare home after he was caught begging has...
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoNeighbour who intervened in domestic incident found man strangling wife, court told
A forty-nine-year old man has been remanded in custody accused of strangling his wife during an alleged incident and refused to...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoHousebound patient’s carer told to collect flu vaccine despite vital requirement to keep it cool
The Southern Health and Social Trust has rowed back after rejecting claims that carers and family members of housebound patients were...
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoDissident-terrorism accused who disavowed violence ‘changes his mind at the drop of a hat’
A lawyer for a dissident-terrorism accused described his client’s disavowal against violence last week as “a dagger in the heart of...
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Tandragee
/ 2 years agoReporting ban lifted on Tandragee man who admitted causing child to engage in sexual activity
A reporting restriction placed on a County Armagh man who admitted causing a child to engage in sexual activity has been...
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoGlenanne Gang member Garfield Beattie returned to prison and has sentence increased on appeal
Glenanne Gang member Garfield Beattie has lost his appeal against a prison sentence and had the duration extended, for sending a...
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Craigavon
/ 2 years agoBail granted for high value fraud accused wanted in Australia
A fifty-three-year-old man wanted in Australia for alleged criminality has appeared before a special extradition sitting in Newry Crown Court. Timothy...