Stories By Paul Higgins
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Newry
/ 11 months agoCouncil admits safety offences arising from death of electrician in Slieve Gullion Forest Park
Newry, Mourne and Down District council today admitted health and safety offences arising from the tragic death of an electrician who...
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Craigavon
/ 11 months agoKiller stabbed Craigavon victim 50 times to the head and neck, court told
A self-confessed killer stabbed his victim 50 times to the head and neck in a “sustained and relentless attack” in Craigavon,...
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Lurgan
/ 12 months agoNHS manager who caused death of motorcyclist Matthew Arnold avoids prison
A senior NHS manager who caused the death of a young motorcyclist and new father narrowly escaped going to jail today...
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Portadown
/ 12 months agoMan caused elderly couple’s deaths by failing to stop at red light on Northway in Portadown
A Co. Antrim man was handed an interim driving ban on Wednesday after he was convicted of causing the deaths of...
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Portadown
/ 1 year agoMan naked from waist down performed sex act on himself close to primary school
A man who was “naked from the waist down,” masturbating at his window in the middle of the afternoon was handed...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoSouth Armagh man accused of trying to decapitate victim in ‘extremely violent’ attack
A south Armagh man who allegedly tried to cut off a man’s head was today ordered to stand trial accused of...
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Portadown
/ 1 year agoPortadown woman who denies £220k nursery fraud to stand trial
A Portadown woman is to stand trial next year after she denied abusing positions of trust with three different employers and...
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Lurgan
/ 1 year agoCo Armagh mother caught with up to £60,000 worth of cannabis avoids prison
A Co Armagh mother caught with up to £60,000 worth of cannabis narrowly avoided going to prison on Tuesday. Imposing a...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCo Armagh man pleads guilty to manslaughter after charge downgraded from murder
A Co Armagh man due to go on trial for murder today (Monday) admitted manslaughter. Gary Magee was due to go...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoMan jailed for stabbing brother multiple times leaving him with ‘squirting’ wounds
A Newry man who admitted stabbing his own brother multiple times, leaving him with “squirting” wounds, has been handed a 67-month...
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Lurgan
/ 1 year agoLurgan man Kian Withers jailed over ‘grossly offensive Natalie McNally social media post
A Lurgan man who posted a “grossly offensive” animated image of murder victim Natalie McNally singing a James brown song was...
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Craigavon
/ 1 year agoCo Armagh man admits to brutal killing of Nathan Gibson in Craigavon
A Lurgan man accused of stabbing a young man to death was handed a life sentence today after he admitted murder....
