Stories By Tanya Fowles, Local Democracy Reporter
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Dungannon
/ 3 years agoReporting ban refused for police officer facing trial for sexual assault
Reporting restrictions have been refused in the case of a serving police officer who has been returned for trial on a...
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Dungannon
/ 3 years agoFormer police inspector admits possessing indecent child images just days before trial
A former senior police officer who previously denied multiple charges relating to indecent images of children, has changed his plea just...
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Newry
/ 3 years agoFormer children’s home house-parent who sexually abused boy granted lifetime anonymity
A former children’s home houseparent convicted of historical sex offences against a boy has become the second paedophile to be granted...
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Craigavon
/ 3 years agoCharges against man with IQ of child dropped after judge slams prosecution
All charges against a severely learning-disabled man have been dropped after a judge criticised the decision of a prosecution lawyer to...
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Middletown
/ 3 years agoKatie murder: Ombudsman says enquiries ongoing into PSNI investigation ‘failures’
The Police Ombudsman has confirmed enquiries are continuing into failures around the investigation into the murder of 21-year-old Katie Simpson. A...
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Dungannon
/ 3 years agoBail for man accused of assaulting child in McDonald’s Restaurant
A 27-year-old man has been released on bail after allegedly assaulting a child with whom he has struck up a friendship...
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Banbridge
/ 3 years agoJudge allows minor change to rape accused’s bail but refuses reporting ban
A judge has permitted a minor variation to bail conditions for a County Down man charged with rape but rubbished an...
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Dungannon
/ 3 years agoVulnerable child held in custody due to lack of secure accommodation ‘unacceptable’
The NI Commissioner for Children and Young People Koulla Yiasouma has described courts being left with no choice other than remanding...
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Dungannon
/ 3 years agoHighly vulnerable child remanded in custody as no beds available in secure unit
A judge has taken the unusual step of remanding a child in custody after being left with no option due to...
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News
/ 3 years agoPaedophile who subjected 14-year-old foster daughter to campaign of sexual abuse jailed
A man who carried out what a judge described as “a campaign of sexual abuse” against his foster-daughter has been jailed...
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Dungannon
/ 3 years ago‘That level of evil cruelty is disturbing’ as judge blast brutal revenge stabbing of horse
A judge has repeated his disgust at the actions of a man who repeatedly denied stabbing a horse, only changing his...
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Dungannon
/ 3 years agoThreat to self-harm sees interim reporting ban on naming child image accused
A man accused of possessing indecent images of children and extreme pornography, has been granted an interim order preventing publication of...
