Stories By Paul Higgins
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder: Daniel Carroll convicted of stabbing father-of-two to death
A kidnapper turned knife killer was handed a life sentence today (Wednesday) after a jury convicted him of murder. The Newry...
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder accused says he knows identity of killers but cannot name them out of fear, court hears
A man on trial for murder told a jury on Monday that while he knows the identity of the true killers,...
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News
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder accused previous convictions for violence and kidnapping woman, court told
An alleged killer on trial for knifing a man to death has previous convictions for violence and kidnapping a woman off...
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Lurgan
/ 3 years agoLurgan man accused of threatening mum over dad’s ashes seven years after his death
The former right hand man of a murdered gangster has appeared in court accused of threatening his mother. Lisburn Magistrates’ Court...
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoSenior nurse at Craigavon Hospital swindled more than £10,000 from Southern Trust
A senior nurse at Craigavon Area Hospital, who swindled more than £10,000 from the Southern Health Trust and then forged a...
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoArmagh man accused of Nigel Burgess manslaughter fails to have case thrown out
A Co. Armagh man accused of manslaughter has been ordered to stand trial after a judge held there was sufficient evidence...
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder: Jury hear from witnesses who tended to victim as he lay covered in blood
An alleged murder victim was bleeding so profusely he was barely recognisable, a jury heard today (Tuesday). The Newry Crown Court...
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder: Alleged killer invented story of three men who ‘suddenly appeared’ over Camlough mountain, court hears
An alleged killer accused of stabbing a man to death allegedly invented a story because the evidence “points fairly and squarely”...
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Bessbrook
/ 3 years agoBrian Phelan murder: Co Armagh man stabbed in neck and chest called girlfriend for help, court hears
A Co. Armagh man stabbed in the neck and chest and left to bleed to death called his girlfriend for help...
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Craigavon
/ 3 years agoCo Armagh taxi driver in court after couple’s sex act in cab video shared on social media
A taxi driver appeared in court today (Wednesday) accused of disseminating a video of a couple engaging in a sex act...
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Armagh
/ 3 years agoMan accused of raping pregnant partner after being told relationship was over, court hears
A Co. Armagh man accused of multiple rapes against his pregnant partner laughed at her and told her it had been...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 years agoDisgraced police officer jailed for having affair with ‘vulnerable’ woman he arrested
A disgraced police officer who used and abused his position of power to exploit a vulnerable drug addict he had a...
