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Man (34) jailed for assaulting staff in hospital
A 34-year-old man has today, Friday 21st March, been handed a custodial sentence after a number of assaults at a Belfast hospital. ...
Mar 21, 2025


County Antrim school teacher sentenced for child sexual abuse offences
Today, Friday 14th March, a 33-year-old woman from Newtownabbey, a former school teacher, was sentenced at Laganside Crown Court. Judith...
Mar 14, 2025


Co Antrim man sentenced for sexual offences
A 34-year-old man from Newtownabbey has been sentenced today, Friday 14th March, at Belfast Crown Court for a number of sexual offences...
Mar 14, 2025


Ballymena man jailed for historical child sexual abuse offences
A 61-year-old man from the Ballymena area has today, Thursday 13th March, been jailed for a number of historical child sexual abuse...
Mar 13, 2025


Man (22) jailed after house set on fire in Antrim
A 22-year-old man has been handed a prison sentence after a house was set on fire in Antrim. Michael Ward from the Antrim area appeared...
Mar 13, 2025


Man (39) jailed over domestic abuse: “Harrowing” incident took place in Ballymena
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced at Antrim Crown Court today, Wednesday 12th March, following a report of a domestic-related assault...
Mar 12, 2025


Sexual abuse survivor speaks out after 79-year-old woman sentenced
A 79-year-old woman has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy between the 1st July 1984 and 31st August 1984. Hazel...
Mar 11, 2025


Man and woman jailed following aggravated burglary in Co Antrim
A man and a woman have been sentenced at Laganside Court today, Monday 10th March. Paul Patterson, aged 44, from Belfast was sentenced to...
Mar 10, 2025


Man jailed for 77 charges of child sexual abuse crimes committed when he was a teenager
Stephen-Lee McIlvenny Today, Friday 7th March, at Craigavon Crown Court, 21 year old Stephen-Lee McIlvenny from West Belfast, has been...
Mar 7, 2025


JAILED | Man sentenced following spate of burglaries across Ballymena
A man in his 30s has been sentenced in relation to a number of burglaries and thefts from rural properties in Antrim Crown Court on...
Mar 7, 2025


Two men jailed following ‘sinisiter’ incident when man was robbed and assaulted in Antrim
Antrim Crown Court Two men have been sentenced for a number of offences at Antrim Crown Court on Wednesday 5th March. Thirty-year-old...
Mar 5, 2025


Two charged to court following shocking afternoon altercation in Ballymena town centre, caught on video
Police investigating a shocking afternoon altercation in Ballymena town centre have charged two people to appear in court. The spectacle,...
Mar 3, 2025


Man charged to appear in court following incident in Cullybackey
Police in Ballymena have charged a 27-year-old man assault on police, obstructing police, possession of a Class B Controlled drug and...
Feb 20, 2025


Ballymena man fined £300 for permitting his dog to foul
Lukasz Ratke of Dunclug Park was convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court on Monday 3 February 2025 with the Magistrate imposing a £300...
Feb 11, 2025


Fate of suspect Pit Bull puppy Max to be decided in courts following different assessment opinions
The fate of a Dundonald dog on death row is set to be decided in the courts. The legal move comes as campaigners for ‘Max’ the suspect...
Feb 5, 2025


Long launches free legal support service for child victims of serious sexual offences
L-R: Victim Support NI deputy CEO Nichola Greene, Justice Minister Naomi Long, CSOLA Emma-Rose Duffy Children can now avail of an...
Feb 5, 2025


Public warned of real risk to health as NI woman convicted for unlawful possession of weight loss medicines
A 33-year-old Co Tyrone woman charged with breaches of the Human Medicines Regulations today received fines totaling £3,300 (plus...
Jan 13, 2025


First Northern Ireland statistics on domestic abuse prosecutions and convictions published
Justice Minister Naomi Long welcomes the first official publication of domestic abuse prosecutions and convictions statistics. The...
Jan 7, 2025


Man charged following aggravated burglary in Ahoghill
Ballymena Magistrates’ Court Detectives investigating the report of an aggravated burglary at a house in Ahoghill on Monday 30th...
Jan 1, 2025


Co Antrim man (56) jailed for sexual offences against underage girl
56-year-old Gary Thompson from Newtownabbey has been jailed today, Thursday 12th December for sexual offences against an underage girl at...
Dec 12, 2024
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