Stories By Paul Higgins
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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...
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South Armagh
/ 1 year agoCo Armagh woman twice spat in hotel receptionist’s face after being refused room
A Co. Armagh woman who twice spat in the face of a hotel receptionist after she was refused a room has...
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Banbridge
/ 1 year agoWoman accused of causing death of Donaghcloney dad-of-one by careless driving
A woman appeared in court accused of causing the death of a young motorcyclist by careless driving. Monica McAlister is accused...
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Armagh
/ 1 year agoArmagh men linked to crime gang ‘The Firm’ remanded in custody
Two Co. Armagh men, both alleged members of the organised crime gang ‘The Firm’, were remanded into custody charged with having...
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Craigavon
/ 1 year agoJail for Craigavon thug who held knife to ex-partner’s face and tried to strangle her
An abusive Co Armagh thug who held a knife to the face of his former partner and threatened to kill her...
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Craigavon
/ 1 year agoMan jailed for two years for multiple offences involving child images and sextortion
A Co Armagh sextortionist who threatened an American teenager with exposure if he did not send him indecent images of himself...
