Stories By Tanya Fowles, Local Democracy Reporter
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Tyrone
/ 4 years agoJudge dismay at PPS ‘fait accompli’ decision not to send cannabis factory case to crown court
A judge has criticised a Public Prosecution Service decision not to send a cannabis factory case to crown court on learning...
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Tyrone
/ 4 years agoTyrone man charged with murdering Damien Heagney whose remains recovered from reservoir
A thirty-nine-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murdering Damien Heagney, whose remains were recovered from a County Tyrone reservoir,...
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Dungannon
/ 4 years agoInquest finds farmer’s death at Clogher Valley mart was preventable
An inquest has found the death of a farmer who sustained severe head trauma at a cattle mart could have been...
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Dungannon
/ 4 years agoSenior GP abused his position for drugs after ‘tsunami of bad luck’
A doctor who abused his position as a General Practitioner to obtain prescription-only drugs has avoided jail after it emerged his...
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Newry
/ 4 years agoNewry man returned for trial accused of murdering neighbour in arson attack
A forty-three-year-old Newry man has been returned for trial accused of murdering his neighbour whose lifeless body was discovered after his...
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Dungannon
/ 4 years agoTrial averted as youth admits sexually abusing girl when he was 13
A trial has been averted after a youth previously accused of raping and assaulting a female child admitted a lesser count....
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Portadown
/ 4 years agoDecision to reject bail for suspected Portadown paedophile branded ‘grossly unfair’
Despite police initially not objecting to bail for a suspected paedophile, although expressing concerns for his safety, a judge has remanded...
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Dungannon
/ 4 years agoSuspected firearm seized after ‘prolific offender’ crashed grandmother’s DLA car
A prolific offender currently on High Court for other serious matters has been refused bail after crashing his grandmother’s DLA car...
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Tyrone
/ 4 years ago£1.9million fraudster and cancer faker loses bid to appeal prison sentence
A County Tyrone woman who defrauded her employers out of £1.9 million and faked having cancer to continue funding her lavish...
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Dungannon
/ 4 years ago‘Long saga over’ as child cruelty case destined for Crown Court collapses
A cruelty case which was fraught with difficulty from the outset with a judge stating delay lay “fairly and squarely” with...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoRape accused returned for trial after judge blocks further delay
A fifty-two-year-old man charged with rape has been returned for trial, after a judge refused any further delay to facilitate the...
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Dungannon
/ 4 years agoMan avoids prison for making and possessing indecent child images
A 32-year-old County Tyrone man has avoided prison after being caught with indecent child imagery which included multiple videos in the...
