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Lurgan man charged with assaulting woman and making a threat to kill

Craigavon Courthouse

A Lurgan man is charged with threatening to kill a woman and assaulting her occasioning her actual bodily harm.

Caolan McConnell, of Hill Street, is also accused of domestic abuse, theft of a bicycle and going equipped for theft with a ‘multi tool’.

The charges relate to May this year.

The 41-year-old appeared at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court via video link from prison.

Police had no objections to bail subject to conditions including no contact with the alleged injured party.

He is not to drink; there is a night time curfew with an electronic monitoring tag; and he has to attend a police station three times a week.

A defence lawyer said the defendant intends to go to a rehab centre.

The case was adjourned to August 22.

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