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Sep 16, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Paul Higgins

    Man who sexually assaulted woman and punched daughter in toilets while on stag do jailed (opens the original)

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    A man who attacked a mother and daughter in the toilets of a pub, assaulting them both and sexually assaulting the mum, has been handed a 30-month sentence. Sentencing Gavin Hamilton at Antrim Crown Court and ordering the 30-year-old to serve half his sentence in jail and the remainder on licence, Judge Sandra Crawford said the “unprovoked attack” incident had “devastated” the lives of the two victims and their family. On the day he was due to go on trial earlier this year, Hamilton, wit

  2. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Paul Higgins

    DUP MP charged with common assault of a woman (opens the original)

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    Democratic Unionist Party (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 woman on October 1st, 2023. Shannon, with an address at the DUP offices on Frances Street in Newtownards, did not attend court on Monday, where defence counsel Conan Rea outlined that his client has lodged a defence statement. The court heard that the Public Prosecution Service will be applyi

  3. Article · Aug 14, 2026 · Paul Higgins

    Man and woman admit to stealing three-week-old pygmy goat from children’s farm (opens the original)

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    A man and woman appeared in court on Friday, where they admitted to stealing a three-week-old pygmy goat from a children’s farm. Having been ordered to appear in court or face arrest, Sally Ann Finnegan (28) and Willy McDonagh (20) stood side by side in the dock of Craigavon Magistrates’ Court for their “election and plea”. Having elected for their case to be dealt with in the Magistrates’ Court, rather than a jury trial in the Crown Court, the couple entered a guilty plea to the singl

  4. Article · Aug 4, 2026 · Paul Higgins

    Two nurses given suspended sentences over patient ill-treatment (opens the original)

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    Two women who worked as nurses at Muckamore Abbey Hospital have been given suspended prison sentences over separate incidents relating to the ill-treatment of a mental health patient. Stacey Cooke-Milne (36) was given a four-month prison sentence and Bronagh Agnew (35) a five-month prison sentence at Antrim Magistrates Court, sitting in Ballymena, on Tuesday. Sentencing the women in the separate cases, District Court Judge Nigel Broderick said that given their clear records, remorse and delays i

  5. Article · Jul 10, 2026 · Paul Higgins

    Two charged with stealing a three-week-old baby goat (opens the original)

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    A man and woman have appeared in court charged with stealing a three-week-old pygmy goat. Appearing in the dock of Craigavon Magistrates Court, Armagh Sally Ann Finnegan (28) and Willy McDonagh (20) were jointly charged theft of the pygmy goat “of unknown value, belonging to Tannaghmore Animal Farm,” on June 15th this year. Finnegan, from Enniskeen in Craigavon and McDonagh, with an address at Molesworth Street in Cookstown, confirmed they understood the charge while a police officer gave ev

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