Paul Higgins
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DUP MP Jim Shannon charged with common assault on woman (opens the original)
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DUP MP Jim Shannon has been charged with common assault of a woman. In a case listed at Newtownards Magistrates Court on Monday, the 71-year-old is alleged to have assaulted a female on 1 October 2023. The background of the case has not been opened. Shannon, with an address at DUP offices on Frances Street in Newtownards, did not attend court on Monday where defence counsel Conan Rea outlined that he has lodged a defence statement. The court heard that the PPS will be applying to amend dates on
Belfast man in court accused of sending dozens of âaggressive, racist and homophobic emailsâ to 10 Downing Street (opens the original)
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A Belfast man has been refused bail after a judge heard that he sent dozens of âaggressive, racist and homophobic emailsâ to 10 Downing Street. Appearing in the dock of Belfast Magistrates Court, 40-year-old Christopher Anthony Miskimmon confirmed his identity, and that he understood the four charges against him, alleged to have been committed between 28 and 30 July this year. Miskimmon, with an address on the New Lodge Road in the north of the city, was charged with harassment, making a thr
North Belfast hit and run accused âexperiencing a mental health crisisâ when he mounted pavement and killed woman, court told (opens the original)
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An âutterly remorsefulâ man was âexperiencing a mental health crisisâ when he mounted the pavement and collided with two pedestrians, a court heard on Friday. Belfast Magistrates Court heard that 24-year-old Raven Adams died at the scene while a 22-year-old man remains in hospital having sustained fractures to his skull, neck, ribs, knee and shoulder. Appearing in the dock, clearly emotional throughout the hearing, 22-year-old Francis Donaldson confirmed his identity and that he understo
Teenager who set his clothes on fire when trying to throw petrol bomb during race riot sentenced (opens the original)
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A Ballymena teenager who managed to set his clothes on fire when he tried to throw a petrol bomb at police during racially-motivated rioting was handed a 40-month sentence on Monday. Ordering Michael Elliott to serve his sentence split equally between custody and licence conditions, Judge Sandra Crawford told the 19-year-old he had been âan active and persistent participantâ over a protracted period in rioting which had caused significant fear and distress in the community. The Antrim Crown
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