Stories By Tanya Fowles, Local Democracy Reporter
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Dungannon
/ 2 months ago‘Supreme being’ convicted of damaging electricity meter after contest over three hours long
A self-proclaimed ‘supreme being’ has been found guilty of criminal damage following a contested hearing in which he represented himself. Paul...
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Tyrone
/ 2 months agoFormer nurse loses appeal against jail term for mistreating patients but has sentence reduced
A former staff nurse has lost an appeal against a prison term for ill-treating dementia patients but has had the sentence...
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Tyrone
/ 3 months agoWoman returned for trial on child cruelty charges over eight year period
A woman in her forties has been returned for trial in relation to alleged child cruelty spanning an eight year period....
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoBail refused after suspected member of ‘The Firm’ claimed puppy chewed through ankle tag
A Portadown man with suspected links to organised crime gang ‘The Firm’ has been remanded in custody following a third breach...
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Newry
/ 3 months agoPPS drop appeal against judge refusal to treat attacks on war memorial as hate crimes
The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has dropped an appeal against a judge’s rejection that charges relating to the desecration of a...
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Dungannon
/ 3 months agoCourt hears claims of serious sexual attack in which woman pinned down punched and bitten
A forty-eight-year-old man has been refused bail after allegedly subjecting a woman he had only just met to a serious sexual...
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Dungannon
/ 3 months agoMan admits withholding information in savage murder of Pat Ward
A man has admitted withholding information in respect of the savage murder of Pat Ward, which occurred five years ago next...
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News
/ 3 months agoYour consumer rights if your flight or ferry was cancelled due to Storm Isha
The Consumer Council has issued guidance about rights if your flight or ferry service was cancelled due to Storm Isha, it...
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoBoth remaining women in Katie Simpson murder case admit their roles in cover up
The two remaining women charged in relation to the Katie Simpson murder case have switched pleas and admitted their role. The...
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Dungannon
/ 3 months agoPSNI confirm report of alleged illegal filming of individuals at Dungannon Courthouse
The PSNI has confirmed a report has been received that individuals may have been illegally filmed entering and leaving Dungannon Courthouse....
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News
/ 3 months agoMystery over use of ‘Stormont estate’ address for police officer accused of perverting course of justice
Mystery surrounds how a police officer with no connection to the Stormont Estate was able to use the address for court...
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Tyrone
/ 3 months agoConvicted sex offender jailed for vast cybercrime charges involving 33 victims
A convicted sex-offender who admitted multiple charges relating to a vast cybercrime investigation from which he gained “sexual pleasure” and while...