Stories By Paul Higgins
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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....
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Newry
/ 1 year agoCo Armagh man admits biting solicitor on the head
A Co. Armagh man today admitted assaulting a solicitor by biting him on the forehead. Paudraig O’Hagan appeared at Newry Crown...
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Craigavon
/ 1 year agoPolice clocked 140mph trying to catch Ferrari driver racing to dying mother in hospital
A speeding Ferrari driver who was more concerned about his dying mother than the rules of the road was today (Tuesday)...
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Markethill
/ 1 year agoRachael Lowry: Boyfriend Zane Brown sentenced over fatal Markethill collision
A “bright and much loved” teenage girl sadly died when her boyfriend crashed his car on a rural Co Armagh road...
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Craigavon
/ 1 year agoThree men who subjected victim to ‘sadistic torture’ handed sentences totalling 28 years
Three men who subjected a kidnap victim to a “level of violence and sadistic torture rarely seen in these courts” were...
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Armagh
/ 1 year agoArmagh man pinned to ground in boxer shorts by crowd after alleged burglary
A man with almost 200 previous convictions appeared in court charged with burglary on Saturday after the public detained him outside...
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Bessbrook
/ 1 year agoBessbrook man who repeatedly kicked and punched victim as he stole bicycle jailed
A south Armagh robber who repeatedly kicked and punched his victim as he stole his bicycle and phone has been jailed....
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Craigavon
/ 1 year agoWoman high on cocktail of drugs toppled car on roundabout outside Craigavon courthouse
A woman who was high on a cocktail of cocaine, painkillers and benzodiazipines when she crashed her car outside Craigavon courthouse,...
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Lurgan
/ 1 year agoCo Armagh man who subjected woman to horrific rape facing life in secure mental health facility
A Co. Armagh man found to have subjected a woman to an horrific and shocking rape attack faces spending the rest...
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Crossmaglen
/ 1 year agoCrossmaglen man denies involvement in and cover-up of hit-and-run death
A Crossmaglen man has denied his involvement in the hit-and-run death of a 40-year-old father-of-two and then trying to cover up...
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Newry
/ 1 year agoPregnant woman loses baby after allegedly being punched and kicked to stomach in Newry brawl, court hears
A argument between teenagers in Belfast escalated to a fight in Newry where a pregnant woman has tragically lost her baby...
