Court Reporter

A DRUNK woman who repeatedly coughed towards a neighbour who was shielding at the start of the covid pandemic has been given a three months prison term. A judge told Lesley Ann Stewart (31) that on April 10, 2020 it would have been a "scary" incident for the victim as

A MAN is accused of stealing '£28,000' in cash which, a court heard, a self-employed Ballymena joiner said he had in a cupboard in his house to put towards a mortgage. Kurtis Mitchell (28), of Devenagh Way in Ballymena, is accused of stealing cash during a burglary at

A MAN who received a jail sentence for stealing schoolboy Noah Donohoe’s bag has been back in court accused of theft from a pharmacy in Ballymena. Daryl Paul (36), formerly with a Belfast address but now with an address listed as Maghaberry Prison, is alleged to have stolen two

A BALLYMENA man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl who was alone on a night time train has been given a four months jail sentence. Patrick Smith (60), of William Street, who had a previously clear record, committed the offence around 9.50pm on August 24, 2020. The specifics of

POLICE who went to search an address in Newtownards detected what a prosecutor told the town's Magistrates' Court was a "pungent smell of cannabis emanating from the house". Aaron Keery (24), of Balfour Street, had 15 grammes of cannabis and also had three fireworks without a licence on September 30

A CONVICTED sex offender from the Comber area who was given Probation and then harassed his Probation Officer by sending her 100 "grossly offensive" messages over a two month period has now been ordered to do 60 hours of Community Service. Newtownards Magistrates' Court previously heard that in one message

A WOMAN who was "waving a knife" as pupils were leaving a primary school in County Down has pleaded guilty to the charges she faces. 45-year-old Ausra Baksaite, of Church View in Holywood, admitted offences in relation to an incident outside St Patrick's Primary School in Holywood (main picture) at

A "SKILLED boxer" who was a prisoner at Hydebank jail in Belfast punched and broke a prison officer's nose in an "outrageous assault on a public servant simply trying to do his duty," a judge said. Gerard McCabe (20), with an address listed as Hydebank, admitted assault occasioning actual bodily

A JUDGE has made reference to the "Head of Ethics" at Downing Street after a man who was one of 20 people at a house in the Newtownards on May 23 last year admitted breaching a Coronavirus regulation. The defendant is Mark Sewell (43), of Glenmount Drive, Newtownabbey. A defence

A 'DARK web' online 'shopping site' advertising heroin, cocaine and cannabis was allegedly linked to a property in Ballymena, and a court case connected to the allegations has been further adjourned. Kamil Balicki (32), of Carndale Meadows in Ballymena, faces nine charges. He is accused of possessing heroin, cocaine and

A DONAGHADEE man has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm to a motorcyclist by careless driving at Killaughey Road near the town. David Charles (30), of Killaughey Road, was banned from from driving for a year and fined £500 at Newtownards Magistrates' Court. A prosecutor said there was a

A MAN with an Antrim town address is accused of offering to supply Diazepam. Robert Owens (27), of Donegore Drive, is also alleged to have been in possession of cannabis on March 3 this year. The case of Colin Martin (21), with an address at Seymour Hill House, Yew Tree

A MAN with a Raholp address is accused of being disorderly at the Ulster Hospital in Dundonald. Martin Desmond Lynch (50), of Carraig View, is also accused of assaulting a police officer and causing criminal damage to the officer's glasses on April 15 this year. At Newtownards Magistrates' Court it

A VAN veering across a white line as a vehicle pulling a caravan approached in the opposite direction at Moss Road near Millisle was captured on dashcam and now a motorist has been given three penalty points and a £100 fine for driving without due care and attention. The defendant

A DOWNPATRICK man is accused of being disorderly at Struell Close in the town and causing criminal damage to two vehicles. Rory Glennon (24), of Stream Street, is also alleged to have assaulted a police officer and resisted another officer in the execution of her duty. He also allegedly attempted

POLICE saw two motorists "racing" at an estimated speed of over 100mph at Kempe Stones Road near Newtownards, a court was told. Scott Dinsmore (29), of Vionville Court in Belfast and Luke Stewart (20), of Ardvanagh Meadows, Conlig, were originally charged with driving dangerously on September 16 last year. Newtownards

A WOMAN has been fined £200 after admitting a "brazen" fuel pump fraud. Sarah Leigh Mongan (31), of Dunclug Gardens, Ballymena, between June 23-27 last year 'dishonestly made a false representation, namely, you presented, and allowed other persons to present, your debit card for payment of fuel at Tesco, in

A MAN admitted driving with excess alcohol in breath after a report of a vehicle in a ditch at Largy Road near Portglenone. Christopher Gillan (28), of Rock Road in Greencastle, County Tyrone, was detected in the early hours of April 1 this year. He had an alcohol in breath

TWO people are accused of 'making off without paying' for 'accommodation and associated sundries' in the sum of '£1,193' at the Ross Park Hotel near Ballymena. Renatas Bizys (51), of 'no fixed abode' in Belfast; and Vilius Cizius (27), of 'no fixed abode', are charged in relation to

A MAN from the Ballycarry area who was in court for a drugs offence told a judge: "Since then I have wound my neck in". Stephen Johnston (27), of Beltoy Road, admitted being in possession of cannabis on February 12 this year. A prosecutor told Ballymena Magistrates' Court a vehicle

A MAN with a "theological background" was caught drink driving after police spotted a vehicle moving slowly in Larne. Robert James MacCanbridge (56), of Walnut Gardens in Larne, admitted driving with excess alcohol at Olderfleet Road in Larne at  on April 5 this year. A prosecutor told Ballymena Magistrates' Court

A LARGE crowd gathered round the home of a 54-year-old man in Ballymena after he made "sexual gestures" whilst waving his wallet at two passing 15-year-old girls asking them to go into his house for "sex". Asen Demirev, a factory worker, formerly from the Clonavon area of Ballymena but now

A COURT has heard a Ballymena United football fan swung a punch at a Coleraine player after entering the pitch during a Christmas holidays derby match. Three football supporters have pleaded guilty to invading the pitch during the Irish Premiership game between Ballymena United and Coleraine at Ballymena Showgrounds. They

A MAN with a Ballyclare address who faces ten charges of possessing an indecent photo of a child has had the case sent to Antrim Crown Court. Peter Raymond Coulter (34), of Ollardale Park, is alleged to have committed offences on March 19, 2021. During a Preliminary Enquiry at Ballymena

AN 84-year-old woman accused of 'arson endangering life with intent' has been further remanded at Hydebank Prison ahead of a Preliminary Enquiry - the legal step to potentially send her case to the Crown Court - being held in June. Joyce Harriett Evans, with an address listed as Dufferin Square